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from The Independent
THEY DON'T give many honours to journalists these days, which is probably a very good thing. For it is a sad fact that so far from being the hard-bitten, cynical old hacks that the public supposes them to be, many journalists have a pathetic craving for honours and awards despite the fact that they have been so devalued as to mean almost nothing by now.

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 The European Court of Human Rights is expected to hand down its final decision on the UK’s long-standing frozen pension policy very soon. As the Old Un has previously reported, a handful of pensioners are bringing the case in the hope that the policy (which affects around half a million British ex-pats, freezing their pensions so that over time they decline in value) will be deemed discriminatory and in breach of the Human Rights Act.

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