The depressing housing market
I keep seeing these contradictory reports regarding the housing market and it makes me wonder if it’s government propaganda or the media trying to mislead us. First, they said that housing prices were going up. This was a marker that the recession was improving. I really have not seen much improvement in the recession when [...]
The BBC’s bullying tactics
I actually find myself applauding Simon Cowell’s diplomatic approach to this silly battle between ITV and the BBC. The BBC is funded by the general viewing public, with the TV license fees. Therefore, it does not rely on commercial advertising. It has a distinct advantage over its competitors and it knows it. Despite being taxpayer [...]
Is the BBC worth the increase in license fee?
First of all, let me reiterate: I am a Fool. Forgive me if my comments may sound idiotic. Should I be forced to pay a license fee to the BBC, if I have a TV but I do not watch the BBC? In this country, apparently so. Most people would look at me askance and [...]
Money, money, money
Though the expense scandal is not over, and Jacqui Smith has still not declared her true and accurate primary residence, she will be under lukewarm fire from the police regarding repeat offenders. At least, the media expect it to be rather lukewarm than fiery due to an agreed pay rise for police. Once again, we [...]
What about the public sector?
Now that the public have had a taste of MPs expenses, will they be bloodthirsty enough to demand immediate information about the public sector? Maybe, like Lord Foulkes, they’ll go after BBC presenters. Stephen Fry may feel the expense issue is small “fry” in comparison to bigger issues, but the public had already been angry [...]
Will work-week opt-out help or hurt?
What will the working week opt-out mean for the UK? There was considerable debate when the EU limited the weekly work time to 48 hours. However, several member states have opted-out of this directive. First of all, it seems rather strange that the EU even allowed the opt-out. It means that not all of their [...]
No satisfactory answers to MPs expenses
We are in a recession. The government has rolled out the new budget, saying that we will be in debt for quite a well. In order to offset those debts, they needed to cut spending. This includes Parliamentary spending. Due to the furor over the MP second home allowance scheme, Gordon Brown has decided that [...]
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