Author Archives: Ben Lyons

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  I agree with KP that the International Aid and diplomatic Budget should increased, to challenge both Immigration and the need for Defence. It may not be the ch...
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  @ John Kelly: I certainly didn't mean to imply that Gaza is peaceful. Sadly, civilians continue to die, humanitarian conditions remain appalling and Israel cont...
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  @Jana: The definition I like is taken from an article by Timothy Garton Ash in the Guardian way back in the 2000s: "Liberalism properly understood (is) a quest...
• Roland
  Another limitation is the ability to take a hire car on a ferry; I initially thought it was this restriction Alistair was going to comment upon, given the wide ...
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  Hire car companies do have some bizarre restrictions, often related to individual companies and airports. Among them is various age restrictions for seniors. I ...