Monthly Archives: February 2010

As a little respite (again?) from money with noughts – here’s a superb pic from lakelandcam. There’s a link to the site just below. Apparently, according to beeb news – site, at the recent labour party conference in Wales (??) … Continue reading →

Just a little respite from all this talk of money and figures with umpteen noughts… iTunes report that the 10,000,000,000 th tune downloaded from their site was:  Guess Things Happen This Way by Johnny Cash. On the latest Johnny Cash … Continue reading →

Mmmm…the Mail tells of the 2,000 plus uni lecturers that (suddenly?) earn more than £100,000 per (school? year),  plus of course the dear old pension. Hey, don’t get me wrong.  I’m all for good wages….but some of these lecturers MUST … Continue reading →

Lloyds were down £6.3 billion. At the beeb the shadow chancellor says that bankers pay ‘is way out of kilter’ with everyone elses’. Aw,  it must be tough watching all those bankers take home millions while only getting a few … Continue reading →

In this day and age it must be really comforting to know that your business – well, your ‘employer’, simply cannot go out of business. Whatever happens. Come rain, come shine, there is a bottomless pot of erm, well not … Continue reading →

Apparently the councils have kept council-tax rises down a bit – under inflation – (which could be anything at the moment),  so that’s encouraging. But what has always bugged me is this: If I do a job for someone I … Continue reading →

I read in some Daily rag that the government – ever strapped – are to implement a 50p tax to raise funds that will improve Broadband. My Broadband is fine – plenty fast enough for these old and slow fingers … Continue reading →

Yes, a frosty Monday yet again and things being quietish I took a trip to Lakeland to see the sights. Stunning stuff as usual, but I kind of like this one this morning…it seems to remind me of something….can’t put … Continue reading →

Yep, the pundits have realised what traders have known for weeks – January was a retail nightmare – even the government had to borrow this January; something not done for ten years or more! £4.3billion was it? That should keep … Continue reading →

This very glossy magazine arrived today by post…erm, that’s ‘unsolicited’ in my book – it’s called enforbusiness and it’s all about entrepreneurs – whatever that or they might be. Mmm…Julie Meyer…that name seems to ring a bell somewhere… Anyway, it’s … Continue reading →