My humbug factor is an imaginary figure by which I assess how much I am being given no real facts yet I’m being hoodwinked by a smooth sales pitch.. The higher the factor is and the more I’m subjected to histrionics, the less I believe what I am told. If the speaker gives the unvarnished… Continue reading 30.04.08, The Humbug Factor
Month: April 2008
29.04.08, The Wrinklies’ Retort.
Recently in the newspapers, pensions have come under attack, by the managing director of the oil company, and the financial institutions who are saying that due to the change in the tax system, people will need to save more per month to maintain their expectations when they retire. I find also there is an overall… Continue reading 29.04.08, The Wrinklies’ Retort.
27.04.08, The Price Of Old age.
This is not directed at my peers, but at those who are contemplating retirement or for whom it is just over the hill. It was the current financial situation prompted these thoughts and so I will deal with the financial front first. The real problem of old age can be financial, the effect of an… Continue reading 27.04.08, The Price Of Old age.
23.04.08, Cure The Mummy Run.
I usually avoid leaving home between 8,20 and nine o’clock, because the Mummy Run is in full swing, with cars nose to tail for miles rather than hundreds of yards. There is no shadow of doubt the current system is a total waste of time for the parents, the other drivers who wish to use… Continue reading 23.04.08, Cure The Mummy Run.
Is Deceit Universal?
Until the 60s most people were naive enough to trust all but those with an inherent reputation for deceit, such as men selling things off the back of a lorry. We didn’t bother locking the front door, a lot of houses had the key on a string so the kids could let themselves in if… Continue reading Is Deceit Universal?
19.04.08, The march of sex over 100 years.
This is one of those subjects where even the title could be misconstrued, and the blog stats go up disproportionately. The reporting of the Shannon kidnapping, and reference to her mother, who is alleged to have a string of children, five of whom also allegedly have five different fathers, prompted me to go back into… Continue reading 19.04.08, The march of sex over 100 years.
18.04.08, Are Those in Britain Sitting on a Time Bomb
What I wrote yesterday opened other avenues of thought. Aggression achieves nothing, and religion is often an excuse for aggression. I only have to mention the Crusades, the Conquistadors, Bonnie Prince Charlie in the wars of accession to make the point. The incredible massacres of WW1 and WW2 achieved nothing. The uprising resulting from the… Continue reading 18.04.08, Are Those in Britain Sitting on a Time Bomb
17.04.08, An open letter to MPs and MLAs
Immigration, The Inconvenient Truth, was a programme produced by Channel 5 and presented by Rageh Omaar, an immigrant Somali. This is a plea to the MPs and MLAs not to consider the immediate concern, but to look at the long-term effects of what they will leave to those coming after us, causing them to complain… Continue reading 17.04.08, An open letter to MPs and MLAs
16.04.08, Are We Getting Value For Money, Part 5
If it wasn’t so criminally wasteful of taxation, it would be laughable. The government is proposing in conjunction with the bed manufacturers Dream, to inaugurate at the new Buckinghamshire University, a two year course on selling beds. Just imagine, one hilarious moment in the practicals, with all climbing on and off beds. Where have these… Continue reading 16.04.08, Are We Getting Value For Money, Part 5
15.04.08, Manipulation Generally, also in Politics
The incredible circus, which built up around what I believe to be an unnecessary inquest on Princess Diana was nothing short of abominable. It must have been hell for the Princes and her close friends. It would certainly not have been at the request of the Queen, and so one assumes that the press, with… Continue reading 15.04.08, Manipulation Generally, also in Politics