This coming Sunday Germany will finally pay off the reparations of £22 billion imposed on it following the First World War, with a last payment of £59.5 million under the 'war guilt' clause of the Treaty of Versailles. For more on the story see www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/8029948/First-World-War-officially-ends.html
Rumours that the current UK financial crisis will be resolved anywhere nearly as quickly have been woefully exaggerated...
(With thanks to Scott Addington's Military Search Twitter feed)
Chris
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