The "mastermind" 7 September 1931

The "mastermind" 7 September 1931 – 28 February 2013

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Bruce Reynolds, the man who masterminded the Great Train Robbery of 1963 has died aged 81.

Bruce Reynolds, outside court in 1968

The Great Train Robbery 1963

"The Great Train Robbery saw the gang make off with a staggering £2.6million - which in 2012 would be worth around £40million". Huffington Post 1st March 2013.

The real "loser's" in this crime were in fact the insurance companies and the establishment, that is why the sentences handed down were met with disbelief and criticism. There has always been some controversy surrounding the circumstances of the death of Jack Mills some 6 years after the robbery. The coroner in February 1970, concluded that there was no reason to hold an inquest and that while he was aware that Mills had been injured in the incident, there was no connection as far as he was concerned. The main and continuing controversy is the sentences handed down by Mr Justice Edmund Davis which were longer than those given to many murderers or armed robbers at that time. In addition, there was no parole system in place and prisoners served the full term of the sentence. It has been argued that the sentences were more indicative of "establishment pique" than of justice. In the song "Thank Your Lucky Star" by Labi Siffre, there is the line "You get 30 years for robbing a train, You get 10 for murder, now that's insane". Lines which reflect the general feeling then and even now.

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Northern Ireland and Brexit. The return of "The Troubles"

Northern Ireland: police attacked in another night of disturbances | Northern Ireland | The Guardian When the "Brexit" debate was still filling our newspapers and our television screens, readers may remember why I had changed my mind since voting to leave at the referendum vote. Apart from the economic arguments, which had become crystal clear after peeling away all the lies and misrepresentations trotted out by Bozo Boris and his "Get Brexit Done" conspirators, there was always the problem of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Would it be possible to have a border between the European Union and the United Kingdom where people, goods and services could pass freely between the two nations without customs restrictions, tariffs, duties and all the other formalities? Would it be possible to have one part of the United Kingdom treated differently from other parts of the United Kingdom, particularly when Scotland for example had voted overwhe

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey- A date has been set for a public inquiry into plans for Plemont Headland. This exceptional location must be sold to the National trust for Jersey, and returned to nature. Any other outcome involving development of the site, can only demonstrate the extent to which greed and self interest have become endemic in Jersey.

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