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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
On Friday, June 30, 2006 we posted about a forthcoming IPO that Lord Patel was investing an honest shilling into China Biodiesel commences trading on AIM . Their business was collecting used oils, fats and converting them in biodiesel. On the day China Biodiesel (incorporated in British Virgin Islands (registration number: 681276) ) raised £8Mn (for 20% of the shares) and trading commenced -
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
Lord Patel in his youth worked for Robert Jackson who founded the North Wales Mountain Zoo. An abiding lesson was, as Bob said, "The devil has hooves and anything with hooves has the devil in it" ... resulting in a lifelong dread and fear of ungulates such as goats, sheep, cows and especially horses. A recent dose of shingles and what we doctors now call postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), left him
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (محمد ضياء الحق) - whose brother was Lord Patel's GP for many years - died 20 years ago today in a suspicious (and still unexplained ) crash of a Lockheed C-130 , accompanied by several high ranking officers and , surprisingly the then United States Ambassador to Pakistan Arnold Lewis Raphel. Many theories abound about the causes of the C-130's crash - General Hameed
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Lord Patel apologises. On the 9th August we posted Paleontological TV - Neanderthals of the networks edit history whilst it is made elsewhere -"billions at stake" .. in which we poked fun at the gigantic swindle, that NBC in the US had conveniently time shifted the Olympic opening to maximise ad revenues. Lord Patel's old pal in Psyops , Zhang Yomou now tells me that the whole ceremony was all
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Presumably Mr Tesco and Mr Murdoch have done their sums - for the layout of 95p you get a resulting discount of £4.05 p = 13.5%. Mr Tesco no doubt gets new loyal customer - or one that takes the proffered fiver and slips off to ASDA who also advertise in the magazine for a girls Polo 50p,Teflon stain reistant treated Skirt 2.50 and V neck jersey £2.00. Mr Murdoch gets a a new customer who reads
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Boris Johnson the Mad Joker and Mayor of London tells us that after having read Lord Patel's damning indictment of the Oyster card security "features" 0n Monday, July 21, 2008 Oyster© - a lesson in obsolesence - a cracked technology and money will leak away through the cracks he decided to do something about it. He has. Moving swiftly (TranSys on their website said the 10-year break clause is
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
At long last the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office have made a public response to events in georgia , the Boy David said to Lord Patel just minutes ago .. "The UK government is deeply concerned by the violence in Georgia. The escalation in fighting is dangerously destabilising and there is also the threat of civilian losses on a large scale. Reports of fighting and bombing outside South
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Handy map to help understand geography from Lord Patel's Cartographic sectionS ee also a handy bit o history 24/11/03 Georgia, Velvet Underground in Overdrive ."This was followed by another high powered US delegation -- including John Shalikashvili (in Georgianჯონ მალხაზ შალიკაშვილი ), the former chairman of the US military’s joint chiefs of staff, along with Strobe Talbott (Rhodes cholar at
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
As an ex - member of the Royal Society of the Black Arts of Copywriting, Lord Patel is still happy to see that the ancient stereotypes continue to flourish. Happily, BUPA is still stuffed full of experts on creaky knees, speeding hearts, sleepless nights ... all it seems who wear round (what, at school, 60 years ago, we used to call "national health" ) glasses. Further research may also have
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
Lord Patel apologises for having published this news item prematurely over 18 months ago ...Sunday, January 21, 2007 Harry de Quetteville in the Sunday Torygraph , " Former spy lines up to replace Israel's leader" says that the Olmert 62, (being investigated for corruption by the Police) and his Government is collapsing ( one poll shows an approval rating of 14%) after last week's
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
It's frightening that West Side Story is 50 years old. Lord Patel was a spotty teenager who had regular access to the Opera House in Manchester in September 1958 and saw the premiere. Note this first shwoing was in Manchester NOT London .. we also got to see the memorable first night of TWANG !! at the Palace Theatre. A disastrous Lionel Bart musical with Athony Newley said to have been based on
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
Speaking on behalf of Lord Patel today, Toni Fabuloso said "A great deal of Press and TV comment has been recently directed by leading political figures and commentators at remarks made by Lord Patel. He wishes to state that he has not, nor has ever been a member of any Political Party [1]." " Lord Patel formed the Forthcoming UK Energy Defecit (FCUKED), formally, in 2001 to highlight the
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
There are many observers, players, commentators, on the Westminster scene puzzled by ; 1. David Davis MP's resignation 2. The response of David Cameron in actively campaigning for and with him 3. The muted response from his Party 4. The total and rapid unwillingness of the Labour Party to field a candidate 5. The total and rapid unwillingness of the Liberal Party to field a candidate 6. The
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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
After 3 weeks of intensive handling, coaching and speechwriting, Gemma appeared with Michael Crick on BBC2 Newsnight supporting 42 days detention without charge.
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