You can easily buy gold and silver through a vehicle that is backed by actual gold and silver rather than derivatives, swaps, and other esoteric paper promises.

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The Water White Paper promises legislation "early in the next Parliament" and a new regime "by the mid to late 2020s" - but critics warn this deadline is too far away.

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Except on compulsory purchase, the white paper is lacking in promises of new legislation.

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The committee promises a paper later this year that will address the difficult questions it has dodged for now.

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"AOL pledged support to interoperability on paper, but we have not seen them come through on any of those promises, " IMUnified's Mendoza said.

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