tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post2924833464478551995..comments2023-10-24T10:09:22.146+01:00Comments on The Yorkshire Ranter: We get it almost every nightAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-18520327930969520942008-01-13T19:19:00.000+01:002008-01-13T19:19:00.000+01:00who would sign a contract giving the government th...<I>who would sign a contract giving the government the right to grab your assets at any time and take them into combat?</I><BR/><BR/>Any English shipowner before about 1600? This is less a novelty than a retreat into mediaeval thinking.chris yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556240635442613879noreply@blogger.com