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British UN Worker: World's Most Dangerous Job?

Apparently working for the UN is hazardous to your health, even more so if you are British. From the telegraph.co.uk: A British nuclear expert has fallen to his death from…

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Help wanted: Beer drinker. Expenses paid.

Here's the job description: you have to go out drinking with an old man twice a week for about two hours a night. You're paid about $14 an hour, plus…

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Mandatory helmets for pedestrians?

It's just a slippery slope away. In London, they perceive a public health problem from people using cell phones, mainly for text messaging, running into things. Their solution? Make stuff…

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Gitmo suspects UK wants freed are a threat

New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown requested the release of five Gitmo prisoners last week. The Blair government had refused to accept them back when the US determined there were…

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