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Is Putin to Blame for the Beast from the East?

The Met Office announced early last week that an anticyclone moving to the north east of Britain would drag and easterly airflow from Siberia in what was widely being dubbed as 'The Beast from the East - Part Two'. After a mild day on Friday, as predicted, the easterly airflow set in again and snow fell heavily across the south of the UK for the second time in a ...

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The Problem With Conspiracy Theories

As Russia prepares their retaliation against Britain in the coming days, the conspiracy theorists have been busy at work with regards to the Sergei Skripal crisis. Some are plausible, others are plain ridiculous, but bundled into one, they cause enough confusion to suit Vladimir Putin just dandy. Non-Linear Warfare, a system of chaos to confuse all, has been ...

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The KGB…You Don’t Expect That Sort of Thing Around Here!

I was watching ‘South Today’ after there had been a murder in some rough looking sink estate a few weeks back in Southampton somewhere. The reporter spoke to some of the neighbours and one guy said what is now an obligatory statement from someone in the neighbourhood where there is a murder. "You don't expect that sort of thing to happen around here"....

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The Contradictions of a Snowy Week in the UK

  Snowdrifts in Oakley, Hampshire, yesterday afternoon. Well, the 'Beast from the East' arrived and I have to say, I was quite impressed with its impact, with several inches of snow falling, even here in Hampshire, as the fierce easterly fizzed across us. It didn't get above -3c here yesterday. I always like a blast of cold air (although perhaps not ...

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Here Comes the Beast From the East!

Blue Planet: Britain is set for a blast straight from Siberia. How ironic that as we approach the beginning of the meteorological spring, we are about to witness the coldest spell of the winter. The odd thing about this is no one really cares as all they have seen all winter are Facebook and Twitter feeds from nutters at the Daily Express scaring pensioners ...

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