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  food market prices back under pressure

“Mounting anger has greeted food price inflation of 21% in Egypt in the last year, along with 17% rises in India and similar amounts in many other countries. Prices in the UK have risen 22% in three years.

“The governments of Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Indonesia, Brazil and the Philippines have all warned of possible food shortages next year, citing floods and droughts in 2010, expected extreme weather next year, and speculation by traders who are buying up food stocks for release when prices rise.

“Food prices worldwide are not yet at the same level as 2008, but the UN's food price index rose 5% last month and now stands at its highest level in two years.

“World wheat and maize prices have risen 57%, rice 45% and sugar 55% over the last six months and soybeans are at their highest price for 16 months.”

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hanson on world politics

Victor Hanson with more common sense than you’ll get in a month of Sundays in the fossil media:

EUSSR [8:27 min. video]

China [5:53 min. video]

Mexico [8:28 min. video]

Russia [5:48 min. video]

Iran [9:16 min. video]

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institute of fiscal studies touting political leftism, not economics

“Thirdly, the IFS bar charts appear to take no account of dynamic effects.”
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“ The Institute has walked straight into a trap – partly, though not wholly of its own making – of equating a progressive change to tax and benefits with “fairness”. The rationale appears to be that if any particular policy makes, say, the rich 5% worse off and the poor just 4% worse off, this is “fair”. Whereas a policy which makes the poor 5% worse off but the rich merely 4% worse off is “unfair”. ”

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guido gets another ‘scoop’ - bbc is biased

“Dear All,

“We have had some occasions recently of BBC News staff using social networking sites to share with the world their somewhat controversial opinions on matters of public policy and the future of the BBC. Unsurprisingly, these have been picked up by the wider web and used to discredit the BBC and its impartiality. We have Editorial Guidelines which cover the personal use of the internet …which everyone should observe. We also have brains and judgement which I suggest people fully engage before rushing to communicate. Hx” [Director of BBC News!]
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“What she appears to be saying to Beeboids is “keep your opinions to yourself” lest the truth gets out.” [Guido]