admin | November 20, 2008
Peston’s blog touches on the the sickness prevalent in corporate Britain. He notes that quite a lot of small to medium companies are in better positions – financially – than the bigger corporations. I can agree with that, I was just two years ago in one of those small businesses. In [...]
admin | November 19, 2008
The story that 5 senior Zanu-PF have resigned from the ruling party in Zimbabwe should be putting a smile on many peoples’ lips for this should be the beginnings of the end for Zanu PF. [ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7738406.stm ] But wait, this is a break based on tribal affiliations and that does not bode well [...]
admin | November 19, 2008
Africa has gained a reputation over the years of corruption and many Western countries have made big noises especially when discussing aid. So well versed are these arguments that you hear normal ‘on the street’ Joes using that as a reason ‘not to give aid to African countries’.
Many of us in [...]
admin | November 14, 2008
Well, you could have knoced me over sideways – The administrators of the UK and European arm of bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers are making better money than the bankers. [See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/3460876/Lehmans-administrators-paid-more-than-the-bankers.html]
Is there any more to be said?
Original post blogged on b2evolution.
admin | November 13, 2008
World War I veteran dies aged 108 – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7712943.stm.
Three of the four surviving British veterans, Henry Allingham, 112, Harry Patch, 110, and Bill Stone, 108, of World War I have helped mark the 90th anniversary of the end of the conflict – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7720601.stm.
I remember that one of, I think it was, Nostradamus’ predictions was that [...]
admin | November 13, 2008
In Zimbabwe, Arthur Mutambara, head of an MDC breakaway party which is also involved in the agreement, said the offer was “as good as it gets”. Arthur needs a reality check! News story here – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7718989.stm.
SADC failed in “….giving the responsibility to the party that won an election and has compromised its position [...]
admin | November 13, 2008
This storyline has been sitting in my drafts for a while now – actually since this news story ran. This was after my comments made on my post. In the last few days, Virgin Media said it plans to cut 2,200 jobs by 2012, while hundreds of jobs are going at the pharmaceutical [...]
admin | November 5, 2008
Well strike me sideways, I personally thought Obama would not do it, Privately I thought this would be high turn-out at the last minute – of the people that the pollsters will not have expected to vote – to ensure he did not win. So far he is only 4% ahead in [...]
admin | November 4, 2008
Not only have we thrown billions at them to save them from their own greed, we now have to ask the greedy so and sos to pass interest rates back to us. Is something wrong here?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7708313.stm.
BTW, if you like to follow the financial/business news, but have no desire for Financial Times type language, Rob [...]
admin | November 4, 2008
The split in the ANC in South Africa may be a good thing. I was a bit wary of the politics that allowed the incumbent president to be removed in order to make way via a ‘temporary’ stand-in for the next man in line. Otherwise, it is always the case that ruling parties [...]
