31 January 2012

Nos moutons

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Oh well, if we absolutely must discuss yesterday's EU Summit ...  Helpfully, The Guardian has a summary of the main conclusions : • 25...

Another fine mess

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So what, exactly, is the coalition government's current position on bonuses in the public or quasi-public sector?  Or even, come to that...
29 January 2012

Dear Diary

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Stephen Hester writes: I wish I’d never taken the bloody job in the first place.  If I’d known that saving the biggest bank in the coun...

Just a thought ...

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... from Victoria Coren in The Observer ( here ): ... the New Testament, if read as an economic tract, is innately rather socialist. It...
27 January 2012

A fair question?

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Well it has the endorsement of UK Ministers and the London media. Hat tip to Caley Merc .

The good, the bad and the ugly

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How the rich folk live, as reported in The Independent . Here : Redknapp said: "I have a big problem, I can't write, so I don...
26 January 2012

The yo-yo of 11 Downing Street

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Yesterday, I suggested (rather frivolously) that, in the light of the contraction in gdp, the Chancellor might look out Plan B.  And, lo, my...
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25 January 2012

Graph of the day

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From The Spectator ( here ): Depressing, isn't it?  Now where did I put that Plan B?

Looking after the pennies

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So the outstanding debt of the UK Government has reached the sum of £1 trillion.  That's £1,000,000,000,000, I think.  Seems a lot. Bu...
24 January 2012

Music of the week

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A song about dirt:

We're all in this together (part 37)

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So, at the top end, the fatcats are facing a strict cap on their outrageous salaries, regardless of how many children they have.  The coa...
23 January 2012

Something to cheer you up

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  Oh dear, oh dear.  The Independent reports : Subsidence caused by work on Parliament's underground car park and the construc...

Quote of the day

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By Mitt Romney, the cipher in a suit, as reported in The Independent : "I have emotion and passion. I'm going to show the passi...
20 January 2012

Quote of the day

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Voldemort Lansley as reported in The Independent : Mr Lansley told the BBC the legislation was essential in order to give nurses and doc...

The black knight

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I willingly admit that the whole concept of knighthood is a nonsensical anachronism in the 21st century.  And I would certainly not defend t...
19 January 2012

Music of the week

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For all the Alisons I ever knew:

Plastic underwear

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Sounds uncomfortable?  But apparently it is the latest fashion in ski-wear.  The Independent reports : The deeply competitive world of do...
18 January 2012

It's a non-starter

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The Guardian reports: The idea of a new international airport for London has taken a first step towards reality with news that the ...

Keep away from London during the Olympics

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The Independent seems to be getting worked up about the perils of the Olympics.  First, on Monday they published this story : Preparation...
16 January 2012

Well, that didn't take long

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The Guardian reports : British tennis 's big day in Melbourne turned into a nightmare as Laura Robson , Elena Baltacha and Anne Keot...