Giving Lily the death stare

Take me back to dear old Blighty....

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September 22nd 2007
London is to Aussies what Melbourne is to Greeks - the proverbial home away from home. One often hears fantastic stories of those who go over and land a plum contracting position in finance, rake in the pounds by the hour while largely dodging the taxman (I still can't figure out how this potential river of gold is not tapped by HM Revenue Service), and then return home pasty and pallid but with ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more