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Subject: Granted - the end of the next decade is probably more likely.

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Dave (UK)

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Date Posted: 20:28:43 01/18/05 Tue
In reply to: Ed Harris (London) 's message, "The equivalent British figure is about three." on 18:04:55 01/18/05 Tue

Unless Gordon Brown's socialist revival turns thing pear-shaped.

With regard to space, there were pictures circulating in the 1970s of Astronauts exploring the cosmos with handle-bar moustaches, such was the optimism for Britain's space programme, and indeed Commonwealth space exploration.

Tony Benn of course cancelled the Blue Streak programme and handed our lead to the French.

And on the EU..

Government Ministers have today admitted that the EU constitution refurendum could cost the taxpayer 80 Million pounds. However, this figure will not include the vast amount of Government propaganda aimed at winning it.

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