Can you imagine the advertising types going for this style of selling nowadays?
Friday, February 18, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
How is that gun amnesty working for you?
source: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp99/rp99-056.pdf
Now go listen to these newsreels
1961 newsreel
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=42638
1968 newsreel
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=45147
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sticker shock
The next time you think food prices are high in your area, just think of the poor souls up North. Shipping costs are going up, which means so does food prices. There are some subsidies that help reduce the price, but that is changing. More here at CBC. Pictures courtesy of markcoatsworth's photostream
Semi-related the price of chilies go up in Indonesia, no doubt the blame will fall on Harper and his Neo-Cons for that as well.
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