The 50+ Blog

I’m really looking forward to the next few months! Why? Well, Alistair Darling’s pre-budget report springs to mind…

What we could have had (and should have) was a painful realisation like Ireland. What we got was mumbo-jumbo.

Now what we have to look forward to is, like Ireland, strikes AND pain but, unlike Ireland, we’ll probably have it for years. At least the Irish premier had the sense to sweeten the pill by cutting the tax on alcohol. As a result, the Irish 20% budget reduction looks painful for everyone but, hey, Guinness can flow like water so who gives a shit

Here, however, the lunatics are truly in charge of the asylum…

Tags: alistair darling, budget