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In 1982, Smith visited America and Britain, and told reporters that Mugabe was turning to totalitarianism. For some reason, Mugabe later went on to choose the Marxist Leninist flavour preferred by Nkomo’s ZAPU, over ZANU’s Chairman Mao Chinese flavour, perhaps to sideline Nkomo. That was when he sent his Matabeleland Massacre brigade to North Korea … More The Courage Of Ian Smith
The discovery of diamonds on the border of the Orange Free State opened up the interior to prospectors from abroad, many of them British. The Boers had no alternative, they had neither the skills nor resources to control the new market, and before long were outnumbered by the rapid influx of immigrants, or uitlanders, which … More Rhodes, Slavery And Diamonds
Well there’s all sorts and their black cat out there, we all know that, and #spiritualnoreligion is just another in a long line of mostly harmless fluff that leads nowhere in particular except to give the follower a sense of belonging and a chance to get laid. It’s great, there is no accountability or structure, … More The Dark Side Of New Age Spiritualism
It was always going to require exceptional circumstances for investors in developed economies to go beyond traditional short term investments in emerging markets, and those exceptional circumstances would have arrived in 2008 post subprime if developed economies hadn’t taken exceptional short term measures like quantitative easing to paper over the cracks and buy time. Using … More Push And Pull
Dear Donald, I am so glad you have offered Barry retirement onto one of your golf course developments when his second term ends. I’d send him to your Scotland course. If only he’d have the common sense and dignity to take up your offer now, as you suggested. Unfortunately, I doubt he’ll take you up … More The Double Duke In Turkish Poker
