Constable Confidential

Friday, December 15, 2023

#UK: Britain slides to negative GDP; PM Sunak slides to as unpopular as Boris Johnson at the end. @Realconstable @BatchelorShow Occitanie, France

By SIMON CONSTABLE

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Anthony Harrison / Houses of Parliament 1952 via Wikimedia Commons

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

CC: Edinburgh City Government Takes A Black-eye from Scotland's Courts @FionaCampbell74 @RealConstable @bellacaledonia

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Photo credit: Jacques Callot , CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo description: Drill of the Cannon: The Shooting), from The Military Exercises

CC: California's Epic Financial Mess @JCBliss @RealConstable

By SIMON CONSTABLE

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Photo credit: Joseph Warren Revere, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo description: Drawing of Monteray, the then-capital of California. Joseph Warren Revere was part of the United States military that invaded Alta California in 1846 during the Mexican-American War. In his 1849 book about his military stories and life in a Rancho, Revere includes illustrations. This one is an illustration of Monterey, the capital of California.

Date: 1849

CC: The Inspiring tale of Iranian-Born British Activist Vahid Beheshti

By SIMON CONSTABLE

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William Lionel Wyllie , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Thursday, December 7, 2023

#Ponzi: Fifteen years after Bernie Madoff and now nothing much learned: Sam Bankman-Fried. @RealConstable, @WSJ @BatchelorShow

By SIMON CONSTABLE

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Mug shot of Charles Ponzi (March 3, 1882 – January 18, 1949). Charles Ponzi was born in Italy and became known as a swindler for his money scheme. His aliases include Charles Ponei, Charles P. Bianchi, Carl and Carlo. US Goverment, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons