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		<title>Always Look on the Dark Side of Life</title>
		<link>http://www.whirledpeas.eu/2012/05/18/always-look-on-the-dark-side-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 08:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prior to the advent of the Euro, I lived in the Netherlands and then Belgium. I clearly recall how the money looked: the Dutch Guilder was always emblazoned on beautiful banknotes, each denomination a magnificent manifestation of national probity and pride. My mind&#8217;s eye is particularly drawn to the 50 guilder note, notable for featuring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of the Times</title>
		<link>http://www.whirledpeas.eu/2012/05/16/signs-of-the-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My weekday commute takes me through Armley, which lies to the west of Leeds city centre. For the past several weeks, a large billboard which generally advertises a pets and aquarium store has been obscured by a poster which stated the following: &#8220;Golf is a Passport for a Dirty Weekend Away with the Lads, Wake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Following Thomas</title>
		<link>http://www.whirledpeas.eu/2012/05/15/following-thomas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.whirledpeas.eu/?p=2269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[See larger image Mormons [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD) New From: £10.41 In Stock Used from: £10.61 In Stock Release date July 17, 2007. Last Saturday, PBS ran a documentary about the Mormons. Lasting in excess of 270 minutes, it detailed the history of the faith and its long struggle to fit in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: &#8220;American Pie: Reunion&#8221; starring Eugene Levy and Jason Biggs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 09:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first episode of Michael Palin&#8217;s &#8220;Ripping Yarns&#8221; began with a quote from G. K. Chesterton: &#8220;The follies of men&#8217;s youth are in retrospect glorious compared to the follies of old age.&#8221; I didn&#8217;t expect to think of this when I bought my tickets to see &#8220;American Pie: Reunion&#8221;. I thought I&#8217;d get a dose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: &#8220;The Iron Lady&#8221; starring Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 07:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[See larger image The Iron Lady - Double Play (Blu-ray + DVD) (Blu-ray) Director: Phyllida Lloyd Starring: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Alexandra Roach, Anthony Head Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over List Price: £24.99 GBP New From: £14.65 In Stock Used from: £12.99 In Stock Release date April 30, 2012. Generally speaking, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Profiles in Timidity and Courage</title>
		<link>http://www.whirledpeas.eu/2012/05/10/profiles-in-timidity-and-courage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 07:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Queen&#8217;s Speech was long on pomp, short on circumstance. I&#8217;ve listened to a fair few of them since I arrived in Britain over 20 years ago, but I don&#8217;t recall one quite like this. The Queen is a consummate professional, and she usually reads out these speeches without any trace of emotion. Her words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Slouch Towards Bethlehem</title>
		<link>http://www.whirledpeas.eu/2012/05/08/the-slouch-towards-bethlehem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CDF</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Left had much to celebrate over the long weekend: not only was the Conservative Party routed in Britain&#8217;s local elections, the triumph of Hollande over Sarkozy in France and the success of socialist and social democratic parties in Greece and Schleswig Holstein suggest that the political tide is turning red. Austerity has been discredited; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the Shadow of the Tower</title>
		<link>http://www.whirledpeas.eu/2012/05/06/in-the-shadow-of-the-tower/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 09:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the final results of the 2012 local election were tallied and reported, London was the place to be. I hadn’t planned nor scheduled it this way: it was a mysterious happenstance that meant that just before Boris Johnson’s re-election as Mayor was confirmed, I was making my way back to my hotel in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sorrows of Catalonia</title>
		<link>http://www.whirledpeas.eu/2012/05/01/the-sorrows-of-catalonia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 03:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CDF</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend&#8217;s edition of the Financial Times led with three articles about Spain. They catalogued nothing but misery: a quarter of Spaniards are unemployed, the country&#8217;s financial position is worsening, Spain&#8217;s bonds have been downgraded by two notches, Spain is crying out for help, seemingly into a void. The FT&#8217;s attention is justified; Spain is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End of the Conservative Party</title>
		<link>http://www.whirledpeas.eu/2012/04/25/the-end-of-the-conservative-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outrage, but no surprise. Jeremy Hunt&#8217;s close relationship with Rupert Murdoch&#8217;s empire is the subject of widespread disgust, nevertheless, genuine shock is rare. I was once told that each political party specialised in a particular type of scandal: the Conservatives&#8217; corruption usually involved sex, e.g. David Mellor&#8217;s spanking activities while wearing Chelsea Football Club gear, [...]]]></description>
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