Dec
14
2009
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 [...]
Tags: alistair darling, budget
Sep
22
2008
After an unexpectedly pleasant weekend, the sun shone for two days in a row, it’s back to normal service for Monday morning! The sun has gone away. Still, I’m in a quiet office in a pleasant rural location and the dog’s asleep under the desk. Makes me almost forget that my pension plan has been [...]
Tags: alistair darling, bill turnbull, breakfast news, spiv