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Afghanistan war should not be debated; it is equipment that should be questioned

Posted by Fool | July 17, 2009 .

Speaking as an American, which means Britons will take less notice of what I have to say, I am saddened to find that there are many Britons who seem to want to cut ties with the US.
The Afghanistan war has been in the press lately due to issues with the lack of military equipment.  Many [...]

BBC’s suspension of bonuses for executives is only one good move

Posted by Fool | July 14, 2009 .

The BBC only half “get it”.  They’ve decided to indefinitely suspend bonuses for their top executives.  Wonderful move. (Wonder what BBC bosses think about it?)  I cannot understand how they could have defended high pay rises in the past in addition to bonuses.  On that point, I wonder if they’re also freezing pay?
What the BBC [...]

Forget the trivial bickering; have politicians been inside the NHS recently?

Posted by Fool | July 10, 2009 .

I have not commented on much lately due to other family commitments and to the lack of newsworthy events.  It seems that politics has become extremely lame of late.  The 10p tax vote was a joke.  I still don’t understand why some think that it makes the lowest paid workers worse off while it helps [...]

Back to the drawing board, Michael O’Leary

Posted by Fool | July 6, 2009 .

No matter what you think of his ideas, you have to give Michael O’Leary credit for being doggedly determined to discover new ways to save money.  I have never flown Ryanair and I truly wonder how good an airline it really is.  I know it is budget but do passengers feel the “budget”.
O’Leary’s statements about [...]