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That time of year again

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I’m on the last page of my calendar and so it dawns on me that we’re at that time of year again, when smug adverts from the government will have “friendly” cartoon chaps or amusing eccentric types telling us that handing over vast chunks of our money for the government to piss up the wall is actually quite a pleasant thing to do. I am of course referring to the traditional “tax needn’t be taxing” campaign which comes around to brighten everyone’s Christmas. That’s right apparently the tax man taking 70% of your earnings isn’t really so bad, you know … Continue reading →

The EU our allies

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There’s an awful lot being talked about the EU at the moment, apparently due to some budgetary discussion or other, it seems that due to the large number of well paid terribly clever people running everything for us over in Brussels that it simply isn’t possible to shave a single penny* of the budget lest the sky fall in. It’s ok though as those nice chaps tell us that we get loads and loads of benefits from being part of the happy EU gang, and they all like us as we pay in a fair bit more money than we … Continue reading →

Credit where credit’s due

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In the past I haven’t been shy of giving the whole occupy movement a hard time, and i still think that much of what they do is ill thought out, inconsistent and rather ludicrous. However just as even a stopped clock is right twice a day, the Occupy mob over on Wall Street have actually come up with a rather sterling idea. Their jolly wheeze is to follow the example of the usual residents of that street and buy up bundles of cheap debt, but instead of then going after the debtor and hounding them for the money, they plan … Continue reading →