How Much Is Enough….???? So we witness unfortunately another bout of senseless terrorism with countless numbers of innocent people going about their daily lives butchered in Paris, on top of recent episodes in Turkey, Beirut & the downing of the Russian Passenger Jet. Watching this on...
A Game Of British Bulldog ? When I was in primary school we used to play a game known as “British Bulldog” or “Red Rover All Over”. Some of you may remember this game as well, where one or more people stand in the middle, whilst...
The European Merry Go Round Greece & the “Troika” of the European Commission (EC) European Central Bank (ECB) & the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continue their “sabre rattling” with various proposals suggested and rebuffed by both sides. The issue for Greece is what deal do they...
A Crafty Bit Of Work By Robin Hood Today the government has released new Assets Test Limits for Age Pensioners, which are to come into effect 1 January 2017 (assuming they pass the Senate). By the sounds coming out of the government today this appears to...
For those of you who have seen the Movie “Catch Me If You Can” (an excellent movie by the way) you may remember the scene towards the end of the film where Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) catches Frank Abagnale (Leo DiCaprio) in France punching out...
The same way that I love Economists, I too love Analysts as I haven’t met too many who don’t love making forecasts. It was only 5 – 7 years ago that I was reading reports of “Peak Oil” where some commentators/analysts were tipping the oil price...