A collection of articles on news, current affairs, politics, history and anything else that takes my fancy. Purely my own personal opinion and does not reflect that of any other person or organisation.
This article points out that the highest carbon emissions in the UK tend to be in wealthier constituencies. People there will tend to have larger homes which need more heating and lighting. They will also own more cars and take more flights.
Chesham &...
This article reminds us that, in the run-up to the financial crisis, there was a big imbalance in savings and borrowing around the world. As others have pointed out, Britain and the US tended to borrow a lot. China and Germany saved a lot. The...
I was surprised when I saw this article . Anatole Kaletsky, who is hardly a leftist, condemns the idea that RBS should pay its traders and other well-paid staff the massive bonuses that the board seems to be insisting on.
He points out that, even by...
Matt Sinclair of the Taxpayers' Alliance has an article up on the Guardian website laying into the pay of top civil servants and figures in other government agencies . It is interesting to note that a figure from a right-wing pressure group is writing...
Given the lop-sided and biased coverage of many newspapers, there is the danger that they may affect the way that their readers vote. However, this effect may be exaggerated. Stumbling & Mumbling points to studies based on evidence from the late 19th...
