Jun
30
2010
Having just scraped through another recession it seems there’s more to come as £40billion gets wiped off the value of Britain’s biggest companies as a result of concern over the health of the banking system (Daily Mail, June 30th 2010). Interest rates on savings are at an all-time low and the Chinese economy appears to [...]
Tags: crime, money
Jun
23
2010
Following the budget the Public Sector unions were up in arms with Dave Prentis, leader of Unison, declaring “If the Government picks a fight, we will be fierce defenders of our members and the services they deliver”. Christine Blower, general secretary of the NUT, appears to be ready to cause chaos in the classroom. So [...]
Tags: public sector, unions
Jun
07
2010
Now, as we are about to find out just how bad things are, I’m getting increasingly frustrated by economists and the like poring over their numbers. You can analyse to your heart’s content but something a little more meaningful than that is what’s required. Getting the deficit down is essential, obviously, but building for the [...]
Tags: benefit, manufacturing, uk economy
Jun
01
2010
Oh purlease! When will the stupid dipsticks in Government STOP! It’s not a witch-hunt… David Laws may have been trying to hide his homosexual relationship but at the end of the day he STOLE £40,000. That’s the problem, not the fact he’s been ‘outed’. Get the message you IDIOTS – don’t STEAL. David Laws was [...]
Tags: david laws
Jun
01
2010
“I had been drinking”, says Fergie! So that makes it okay then? Does she think we came down with the last shower of rain? Next time I’m caught out – not that I have the energy to be caught out these days – I’ll just say I was very, very drunk at the time and [...]
Tags: fergie, prince andrew, taking the piss
Apr
18
2010
Plaid Cymru and SNP are complaining that they have been excluded from the televised debate by the three ‘main’ parties. Some have said that allowing other party leaders into the debate would open the floodgates while others say that SNP and Plaid Cymru have elected members in Westminster so should be entitled to their say. [...]
Tags: david cameron, debate, gordon brown, nick clegg, plaid cymru, snp
Apr
14
2010
It appears that he Government is exempt from the Data Protection Act and, indeed anti-SPAM legislation too! Or, does the unsolicited e-mail to NHS doctors and consultants pressurising them to support Labour not count? Whatever it is, its a damn good reason to keep your details to yourself if even your Government will use them [...]
Tags: government above law
Mar
28
2010
Is there any point in putting the BBC News on the schedules on a Sunday at all when it just moves around to accommodate sports events? I know there are sometime live events from around the World but highlights from yesterday’s whatever can be shown any time. The News should be as reliable as a [...]
Tags: sunday bbc news
Mar
20
2010
In a quest to find the most stupid person, organisation or event I’ll start the ball rolling… Jobless Chris Jarvis got an apology after security staff marched him out of the Jobcentre for wearing a hoodie. So, who IS the most stupid? Chris Jarvis for wearing it and claiming it was a requirement of his [...]
Tags: chris jarvis, hoodies, jedi religion, jobcentre
Feb
11
2010
Apparently, thieves are after a pavement near you, at least around Yorkshire they are. It’s the Yorkshire Stone they are after and it sells rather well, so they say. Back in October 2009 Metro reported a Lancashire couple awoke to discover their garden path had been stolen. It’s been going on for years in areas [...]
Tags: path stolen