What Business Decisions Are Being Taken When Companies Like Wedgwood Can Go Bust?
I just read that Waterford Wedgwood, who have been making porcelain and china for 250 years, are going bust?
I just find it incredible how many companies are going down the toilet, it makes me wonder how these business have stayed afloat for so long when they can all collapse so soon into an economic downturn.
When [...]
A Database Of All Emails And Phone Calls Can Never Be Allowed To Happen
The UK government is planning a massive database containing the records of all phone and email traffic to and from the UK, with the option to outsource its creation and maintenance being considered.
So much intrusion, inconvenience and restriction is done in the name of “security”, including the decision by US auto executives to travel to [...]
Sir Chris Hoy Makes A Mockery Of The Knighthood
I have absolutely nothing against Chris Hoy. He is a great sportsman and the sort of person you would hold up as a genuine role model.
He has been knighted in the UK New Year honours, a decision I cannot make any sense of at all.
The team GB cyclists did very well in the Beijing Olympics [...]
Shoes Thrown At George Bush, Well Avoided!
The BBC reports that shoes were thrown at George W Bush by an Iraqi reporter on Bush’s farewell visit to Iraq.
The guy managed to get both shoes lobbed at the President, who dodged them expertly without the help of his Secret Service suits.
Throwing shoes, must be an Iraqi thing.
Why Subprime Borrowers Are Like Rioting Colombians
There is a story on the BBC website that tells of a group of Colombians rioting when they tried to hunt down a group of pyramid marketers who basically took their money and then did a runner.
These guys were promising rates of return of up to 150% in the short term, numbers that surely have [...]
