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This could really apply to any Belgian institution or company. I once had a problem with my internet connection, which Belgacom were able t...

Having spent £3.25 billion on the new Nimrod MRA4, HMG is scrapping it before it enters service. The cost of scrapping the nine aircraft wil...

Today there was a parade to mark the early decommissioning of HMS Ark Royal. Is nothing sacred, I ask myself? I remember how proud I was, a...

Apparently, the RAF will no longer need to train weapons systems operators, or indeed any rear crew at all in the future. Therefore, that l...

 The Crystal Palace Pub circa 1978  Since I spent most of my teenage years walking around in ankle length drape jackets, drainpipes, a...

With Nikki Sinclaire and Gérard Latortue Jean-Bertrand Aristide was the first  elected president of Haiti. Whilst not a total failure, he...

Belgian Chief of Staff, General Charles-Henri Delcour, says that he is concerned about the recent economy drive in the Belgian Army. The ...

Would you buy a used policy from these men? The UKIP policy making process was always a bit different. Although I was one of those who ca...

According to recent statistics, youth unemployment in the Brussels region is at a staggering 35%. That takes some doing, so well done chaps!...

Kris Peeters is the Flemish Prime Minister. I don't really know, maybe there is also a Walloonie Prime Minister, and possibly even a Ger...

I managed to get the panzer stuck in the snow for 3 nights. You wouldn't ordinarily expect that if you live in the centre of a capital c...

I was catching a flight from Brussels airport earlier this year, when I witnessed an altercation between a visibly anxious passenger and a m...