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Lituanian plans for blonde Maldivian island are insulting

I was unsurprised to hear that a Lithuanian company constructing a luxury resort in the Maldives, has faced legal trouble over its plans to staff the resort with attractive blonde women. The resort, which is meant to open in 2015 on a man-made island shaped like a high-heeled shoe, was hoping to lure wealthy menContinue reading “Lituanian plans for blonde Maldivian island are insulting”

The other side of the tube strike; what you don’t realise

As the fourth one-day tube strike gets underway (it began at 18.29 today and is due to finish tomorrow), commuters face more havoc and trouble getting around. The root cause of the constant strikes is a disagreement between London Underground management and the two unions representing their staff. The unions are taking action over plansContinue reading “The other side of the tube strike; what you don’t realise”