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Oh dear 8 Apr 2013 | 12:58 pm
Well. After the EU’s incredible and open theft of money from ordinary Cypriot savers, the pan is close to boiling point. With youth unemployment touching 50% across Southern Europe and spring finally ...
Red Weed 21 Jan 2013 | 11:09 am
In H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, the Martians gradually cover the world with a choking red weed. One of the minor pleasures of Spielberg’s recent film version of the book was the moment when Tom Crui...
7 Reasons HMV Closed 15 Jan 2013 | 11:43 am
HMV was part of the fabric of the British high street but – like Woolworths, Jessops, Currys, C&A, Ethel Austin, Borders, Virgin Music and a slew of lesser known names – at some point in the last deca...
Keep Drinking the Kool-Aid 3 Jan 2013 | 03:55 pm
I don’t even know what Kool Aid is, but it’s a recurring Americanism that wraps things up nicely in an understandable metaphor. While the world has been following the U.S. fail to solve its “fiscal cl...
I told you so… 5 Dec 2012 | 03:05 am
Yesterday I remarked that if Starbucks were forced into paying more tax, the cost would be borne by either their customers, suppliers or (most likely) their employees. Far be it from me to claim that ...
On Corporation Tax 3 Dec 2012 | 04:37 pm
Much discussion, debate and indeed fury about the tax paid by various corporations in the UK – notably Starbucks, Google and Amazon. Not an economist, but here’s some random thoughts. None of them app...
I repeat: STAY ON THE DRUGS 8 Nov 2012 | 09:39 pm
As people who know me – all 8 of them – will attest, I am shambling berk. Prone to forgetfulness, thoughtlessness, generally disorganised, unmotivated and in a semi-permanent state of disarray, I sham...
Social Media Justice: Be Careful What You Wish For 31 Jul 2012 | 10:06 pm
I am, at many points of any given day, prone to saying the most outlandish and reprehensible things. I joke about death, murder, paedophilia, scat, religion, fisting, piss and Mancunians alike. Someti...
Had a brain tumour? Stay on the drugs, kids 6 Jul 2012 | 04:21 am
Earlier in the year, operating under the delusion that I was back to normal and getting my driving license back following a conversation with a nice (but entirely wrong) guy on the DVLA helpdesk, I su...
Spanish Bonds at 7%. We’re speeding to the edge 14 Jun 2012 | 09:07 pm
What an insane world we find ourselves living in halfway through 2012! In July 2011, 5 Spanish banks failed the “stress test” carried out by the European Banking Authority and a further 7 were said to...
