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Breadline Brits impoverished by Sanctions intended to hurt Putin

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BREAKING NEWS: Britain, one of the G7 Bloc of nations is to give Ukraine $30 billion. OTHER NEWS Representatives of British food funds, which provide free food to the poor, wrote a letter to the government demanding urgent action, writes The Independent. The fact is that the number of calls to them has increased one and a half to two times over the past few months. As a result, they warn that they will soon have to refuse help to the starving Britons.

Imperial Germany’s African Queen is still servicing clients

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When on December 12, MV Mutambala, a ferry operating on Lake Tanganyika sank in a storm there was little news coverage.  The disaster claimed the lives of up to 150 passengers, mostly women and children.  Strong winds and overloading are said to be the cause of the tragedy.  It is not uncommon for ships operating on Lake Tanganyika to sink, usually for the same reasons. 

A surge in British desire to Make a Quick Exit from Boristan

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Interest in emigration is up by 1,000% as UK taxes and prices rise, lawyers and financial advisers say. A dramatic rise in the cost of living has prompted many Britons to consider leaving the UK, according to professionals catering to aspiring ex-pats. Google searches for moving abroad were up by 1,000% in April, with the US, Canada, and Australia the top three desired destinations.

Even a broom would be better than Boris say fed up Conservatives

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The hapless leadership of Britain’s Conservative Party is becoming stronger in the opinion that Boris Johnson should step down from his post as soon as possible. The Tories who themselves are corrupt to the core are so afraid of a possible defeat in the upcoming elections due to the scandals surrounding the prime minister that it does not want to wait until he decides on his successor, reports The Guardian.

The Battle of Kambula was unfairly overshadowed by the Battle of Rorke’s Drift

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The movie ZULU (1964) caught the imagination of the world and inspired the courage of fighters who against all odds defeated their enemies. Although one of the lesser-known actions of the Anglo-Zulu War, the Battle of Kambula on 29th March 1879 avenged the British defeat at Isandlwana, established the superiority of the invading force and became the turning point of the war.

Britain obediently follows Washington into the Economic Abyss

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The UK was preparing for the biggest decline in living standards in decades even before the start of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine. Blaming Putin is unlikely to gain a toehold in the public consciousness. The consequences of the Washington-fuelled conflict threaten to intensify the crisis of Britain’s poorest households and pull into dire financial problems millions of people in the United Kingdom, writes Bloomberg.