Money-Pit A public spending money-pit is sticky, like the La Brea tar pits, … and you don’t get change. What about the recent Big Ben repairs? Imagine, the cost doubles to £61M and we hear hushed words explaining that a “better understanding” of the situation (after the fact) is the reason the costs doubled. History […]
A feary tale is like a fairy tale only scary and all too real.
Do I believe in Brexit? NO
Do I believe in Bremain? NO
The trap is believing in either. We need factual, clear and objective thinking before opting for any course of action.
… should we, as a country, decide to Bremain (if we can) then this (assuming accuracy) may help our thinking.
Short term issues drive out the long with no guarantee of good or honest decision making
In moments there is a row of scared workers, including British, EU and non-EU citizens in full view of the diners. They are searched, finger-printed and interrogated.
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Benjamin Disraeli Says Who? I thought M J Maroney said: there’s lies, damned lies, and statistics. But did he? When I checked the source out it was attributed to: Mark Twain, Benjamin Disraeli and one Leonard H Courtney. I opted for Disraeli, after all, he was a politician and must have known […]
Within days, investigator Sam Duncan and his wily minder Tonka face a gruesome trail of violence (video), murder and duplicity.
Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness – Confucius Human Kindness … Where’d it go How many awful, cruel, dishonest and utterly nasty people have enraged you recently? Where’s their human kindness? Watching the banking and political scandals always generates heat for me yet, of course there are many (at face value) nice people […]
The Angels’ Share series Whisky? corruption, murder, mystery and people you’ll care about