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UK: Want a state pension? Then do voluntary work!
First of all we were told, British workers are “among the worst idlers” now it’s suggested when you retire, you could do voluntary work to qualify for a full state pension!
Members may remember some months ago, we were told that British workers are “among the worst idlers in the world” according to a report called Britannia Unchained.
Tory MP’s Priti Patel, Chris Skidmore, Kwasi Kwarteng,...
Greek police clash with Protesters after 77-year old commits suicide
Protesters scuffle with police during a rally at central Syntagma square in Athens on April 5, 2012.
Greek police have clashed with demonstrators in Athens for a second day after a senior pensioner committed suicide over economic hardship.
On Thursday, riot police attacked protesters with teargas and flash grenades on Athens’ main Syntagma Square where hundreds of demonstrators had gathered to protest...
Retired general says Congress should give Obama ultimatum
A retired major general who is a decorated combat veteran and ran an abbreviated campaign for the presidency in 2008 says Congress should deliver an ultimatum to President Obama: Prove your eligibility or quit.
The comments come from Major Gen. Jerry Curry, who served in Vietnam and commanded the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground during his long military career.
He was...