Monthly Archives: July 2009

Crucio…

So Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has announced his support of the Liberal Democrats. In the interview in question he compares the Tories’ eco-warrier Dave to Tony Blair but, in the same breath, admitted he’s only seen the demise of Labour. So that’d be when Gordy attempted to put Blair into a pie, deep fry [...]

When Boris Met Dave

The Guardian is reporting that there will be a film made about Boris Johnson & David Cameron’s early school days together in the 1980s. The film centres around the two boys, who make a pact that they will lose their virginity before they graduate. Hilarity ensues… (spolier alert: neither of them got laid before graduation.)

It's good to talk

189 brave British souls have now perished during operations in Afghanistan. Fighting in the country rages on as the tedium of life back here in blighty continues unaltered. With no end in sight, UK foreign secretary David Miliband has come up with a stonker of an idea which is bound to succeed. He reckons talking [...]

What is refinancing?

With the housing downturn in the UK and US I’ve been doing a lot of research into refinancing in the US and the remortgage market in the UK. If you’re thinking about refinancing then take a look at this wiki page to find out about refinancing risks. Because a mortgage is your biggest monthly cost [...]

Let's be having you!

With the Norwich North by-elections fully underway as I type, Labour are fully expected to lose their pivotal seat. What has only recently come to light is the reason for this fall from popularity… Queen Delia (of the “COME ON! LET’S BE HAVING YOU!” rallying cry to Norwich City FC fans in Carrow Road a [...]

60,034,304,343,239th man to be busted for porn

I was just looking at the Jacqui Smith ‘quit over porn row’ article over at the BBC and it got me thinking about the whole situation. Smith was the Home Secretary that quit after her husband purchased some porn films and used them as business expenses. The silly husband, Richard Timeny, becomes the 60, 034, [...]

Satire

If one wants to evaluate alternative political policies, institutions or even complete constitutions on the basis of their consequences, one does not need to thoroughly evaluate their consequences and one does not need to know completely what their consequences are. Let us suppose then, that the role of economic theories and game theory in particular [...]