Economics was described by some wit as “the dismal science.” I just read some lugubrious economist predicting dire things if the Bank of England doesn’t act swiftly. The “downturn” is, he said, going to be worse. It seems GDP is …
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I’m so glad you asked
Long ago when the U.S. had real presidents rather than performing seals running things, Thomas Jefferson said that the man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. This occurred to me …
Read MoreRight idea, wrong corpse
Maybe I should be careful what I say here, because one of my best friends is an eminent divorce lawyer, but … Just down the road from me in Chelsea they had a shoot-up a couple of days ago. Everyone …
Read MoreAh, now I know what’s wrong. It’s sex addiction
I have just been reading an article in The Independent which explains something that has been dogging me (if you’ll excuse the pun) all my life. I am suffering from sex addiction. You can read about my sad state in …
Read MoreThis gave me a laugh before I shook with rage
I don’t know whether you noticed, but almost every time in people are asked in those dopey quizzes what they find most attractive in other people, a sense of humour comes top. So Marc Howells, head of Barclaycard in Europe …
Read MoreI predict trouble for Russia – here’s why
I’m worried about Russia. Yes, they have inflation; yes, it’s not necessarily the best place to be too critical of the government; but these things may be curable; they don’t really worry me. What worried me is the only economic …
Read More“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
That is from Edmund Burke who was, like many great British men, Irish. (Many were also Scottish; shame we got the fag end in the last few years). It is hard to believe that if the people suffering in Zimbabwe …
Read MoreYou IDIOT, Drayton
As you may have noticed, I’m an appalling typist. I misspelt Keith Hann’s address. It’s www.keithhann.com. Sorry! But however you spell it, I still think he’s funny. Mind you, it’s probably laugh or freeze up there.
Read MoreNever mind me; this man is really funny
Here are two quotes from someone I’ve never met or even heard of till today. “I’ve yearned for years to have the sort of body that would enable me to walk boldly onto a beach and hear beautiful women sighing …
Read MoreSurrounded by piffle on all sides – a lot of it fatal. Why?
We’re all emotional, but I’m emotional about what you may consider some very odd things. Quotations, for instance. Here is one from Aristotle: “We have a duty to know. That is what humans are for, and it alone leads to …
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