A statue of soap in Cavendish Square, known as ‘Sweet William’ to the English, ‘Stinking Wullie’ to the Scots, and ‘ The Butcher of Culloden’ to both, is crumbling as Scotland votes on independence.
Canadian Prime Minister Harper hopes the discovery of the Franklin expedition ship will establish Canadian sovereignty in the North. Meanwhile Russian President Putin has made icebreakers, planted flags and established outposts.
“Those ships must be here someplace”. Canadian Prime Minister Harper’s Arctic Sovereignty Strategy seems entirely dependent on finding The lost ships of the Franklin Expedition.
Canadian Prime Minister Harper, off on another photo-op-rich tour of the far north, stated in a speech: “The North is a great treasure-house and its resources must be, er, utilized.”
Some metro-Vancouver cities are considering banning “In Memorium” park benches after citizens complained that the proliferation of these memorials created a “cemetery-like” environment in parks.