Wednesday, January 25, 2012
In The Navy!
How reassuring that the world's shipping lanes are being patrolled and protected by such a professional navy!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
There Was A Young Man Called Ed
Spike Milligan clearly was very being very perceptive about the future of Labour when he wrote this:
"There was a young man called Ed sir
Who was always found in bed sir
One day at one
They fired the gun
And Ed sir in bed sir was dead sir"
"There was a young man called Ed sir
Who was always found in bed sir
One day at one
They fired the gun
And Ed sir in bed sir was dead sir"
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Thursday, June 09, 2011
Heaven Preserve Us!
Heaven (if you believe in such things) preserve us from the possibility of Tony Blair (ex PM and current leader of the "Faith Foundation") from become president of the EU!
Friday, April 01, 2011
Linked In April Fool
It seems that today (1st April) Linked In, the business networking site, has gained a sudden influx of famous (yet dead) new members eg:
-Einstein
-Tolkien
-Hemingway
-Groucho Marx
-Robin Hood etc
Clearly an April Fool joke, but the question is "in house" or external prankster?
-Einstein
-Tolkien
-Hemingway
-Groucho Marx
-Robin Hood etc
Clearly an April Fool joke, but the question is "in house" or external prankster?
Saturday, March 05, 2011
A Waste of Space
Baroness Ashton is to spend £8.5 million polishing the image of her new EU diplomatic service despite having four spin doctors of her own and the free use of the European Commission's 1,000-strong communications staff.
Friday, March 04, 2011
Criminal Waste
The reputations of the MOD, and the previous Labour administration, have plumbed new depths as it has been revealed that MOD contracts set up under Labour have resulted in light bulbs (worth 65p) being bought for £22 each and screws worth £2.60 being bought for £103.
This comes at a time when the MOD faces significant and damaging cuts in its budget and operational capabilities.
Liam Fox, the Defence Secretary, has publicly claimed to be very angry. However will anyone actually be sacked for this?
Don't hold your breath!
This comes at a time when the MOD faces significant and damaging cuts in its budget and operational capabilities.
Liam Fox, the Defence Secretary, has publicly claimed to be very angry. However will anyone actually be sacked for this?
Don't hold your breath!
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Israel's Blockade of Gaza
The remarkably inept interdiction at sea by Israel of an aid convoy headed for Gaza, has highlighted a number of issues wrt the blockade and their handling of the interdiction.
1 The 20 mile sea cordon sanitaire around Gaza is not recognised by anyone other than Israel.
2 When intercepting a ship at sea the rules of the game are that you contact the captain and, if he refuses, the country that "flagged" the ship (in this case it is some flag of convenience). Israel did not do that.
3 The interception took places 40 miles outside Gaza (ie in international waters, outwith the Israel cordon).
In short, aside from the loss of life, Israel has not handled this well and will suffer serious "blowback".
1 The 20 mile sea cordon sanitaire around Gaza is not recognised by anyone other than Israel.
2 When intercepting a ship at sea the rules of the game are that you contact the captain and, if he refuses, the country that "flagged" the ship (in this case it is some flag of convenience). Israel did not do that.
3 The interception took places 40 miles outside Gaza (ie in international waters, outwith the Israel cordon).
In short, aside from the loss of life, Israel has not handled this well and will suffer serious "blowback".
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Conundrum
Question: When is a resignation not a resignation?
Answer: When it is Gordon Brown resigning from leadership of the Labour Party, but not from the office of Prime Minister.
Answer: When it is Gordon Brown resigning from leadership of the Labour Party, but not from the office of Prime Minister.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Friday, September 04, 2009
Gerson Lehrman News
Off topic, I write articles covering business issues for Gerson Lehrman News, and am an Accounting & Financial Analysis Council Member (AFA Council Members include CFOs, former top regulatory body officials, partners from the world's leading accounting firms, academics, forensic accountants, and other financial executives).
The news articles can be accessed via this link Gerson Lehrman News.
The news articles can be accessed via this link Gerson Lehrman News.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Protests Over Healthcare Reform in The US
President Obama's proposals for healthcare reform have set off a wave of protests at town hall meetings across the US, and have even spurred British politicians to enter the fray as the NHS comes under fire from certain quarters in the US.
In reality the healthcare issue is being used as the touchstone by the rabid right to stir people up. The rabid right are fanning the flames of protest, using fear of change as their fuel.
The US, like it or not, is changing:
1 It is broke, thanks in no small part to the ruinously costly wars that it started under Bush
2 It owes China, an emerging superpower, $1.4 trillion
3 The GOP is leaderless/rudderless and has its agenda "driven" by dangerous loons such as Palin and unscrupulous "news"/media networks such as Fox
4 The white majority face becoming a minority in "their own" country (as they see it)
5 God doesn't exist, whatever GOP might have you believe
People's fears are being whipped up by unscrupulous networks such as Fox, uneducated politicians such as Palin and retarded bloggers.
Given the number of people with sizeable personal arsenals, this presents the government of the US with a serious problem.
The rabid right may well end up provoking a civil war.
In reality the healthcare issue is being used as the touchstone by the rabid right to stir people up. The rabid right are fanning the flames of protest, using fear of change as their fuel.
The US, like it or not, is changing:
1 It is broke, thanks in no small part to the ruinously costly wars that it started under Bush
2 It owes China, an emerging superpower, $1.4 trillion
3 The GOP is leaderless/rudderless and has its agenda "driven" by dangerous loons such as Palin and unscrupulous "news"/media networks such as Fox
4 The white majority face becoming a minority in "their own" country (as they see it)
5 God doesn't exist, whatever GOP might have you believe
People's fears are being whipped up by unscrupulous networks such as Fox, uneducated politicians such as Palin and retarded bloggers.
Given the number of people with sizeable personal arsenals, this presents the government of the US with a serious problem.
The rabid right may well end up provoking a civil war.
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