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From Ben To The Barrier

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May 22nd 2010
Saturday 22 May The on-again, off-again BA cabin workers strike is back on again after they won their appeal in the High Court against the court injunction imposed on Monday. They now strike from next Monday, the day before we leave for Athens! Of the four BA flights from Heathrow for Athens that day, two have been cancelled. Fortunately ours is still scheduled to run on time. The ... 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