So it’s a default

I caught the news about the possibility of the Greeks defaulting on their debt last night, but wanted to check I was understanding things properly at the time. Not that my understanding was helped any by checking what the BBC were saying as last night they were following the line that it wasn’t a default really, though thanks to their wonderful habit of updating articles without mentioning the fact you’d not know that this morning. Now of course the headline isn’t “Greece defaults” but: “Greece aid package boosts stock markets” And any mention that some people might consider that forcing … Continue reading

It’s worse than that…

Yesterday I briefly mentioned that things aren’t so good across the pond, well today Captain Ranty brings news that it’s actually worse than that…. “On August 3rd, millions of Americans are expecting their social security payments. The govt need to shell out $23 billion but they only have $12 billion, leaving an $11 billion shortfall. One way around it all is to increase the debt ceiling. The USA is in the hole for an incredible $14.3 Trillion but they need more.” Pop over to the Captains for the full story, but you might want to get a strong cup of … Continue reading

In other news…

In other news there is in fact other news than the shocking revelations that journalists use dodgy methods, some police will sell journalists information for a wodge or cash or a few pints and politicians will suck up to anyone that might give them a gnats fart of a whiff of power and aren’t to be trusted. As others have observed very little of this is new or really surprising – and really how much would anyone care if it had just been confined to celebs and politicians? But yes other news, amazingly other stuff has still been happening. Mainly … Continue reading