Archive for January, 2008
So, having ditched ‘proper’ A-levels and possibly doing away with AS-levels, as well as dumbing down all aspects of state education, Gordon Brown in his (post-Hain) insanity phase is recommending McVQs - McDonalds Vocational Qualifications - as a way of overcoming the appalling worklessness that has gripped the UK ever since new Labour got in [...]
Respect to Peter Hain for doing the decent thing and resigning. We wish him well in his new backbench role.
The question is: when will Alistair Darling, Wendy Alexander, et al resign over their recent “incompetences” (or “to clear their name”)?
Posted by Mountjoy 2.32pm
The Bank of England (made independent by one G. Brown) is showing its unresponsiveness to the current UK economic conditions.
When the NY Stock Exchange and the American Economy looked shaky, the Federal Reserve (appropriately named the “Fed” 
reacted quickly with a 75 point interest rate cut.
The overcautious Bank of England has to wait until its next Monetary [...]
For those of you who have read (or watched) Harry Potter, doesn’t it seem surreal that the donor in the latest Labour donation scandal is called Mr Nargle? A South African diamond miner.
So, just like ‘Loony’ Luna Lovegood in the latest Harry Potter film, ‘Loony’ Peter Hain is blaming Nargles for his troubles. Isn’t this [...]
