November 5, 2009

• Heene Parents Deserve Their Punishment

  What a weird week it’s been as far as current events go. I’m sure that by now you’ve heard about the Heene incident, as the balloon boy story was captured by just about every major media outlet. The Heene parents decided to call authorities to let them know that their son Falcon had been taken into the air by a homemade balloon.

October 28, 2008

• Taxation After The Credit Crunch

  One positive message from the global economic crisis is that it creates a need for a system of taxation more appropriate to a civilised democracy. At the Liberal Democrat conference, the wise Vince Cable proposed that taxes for ordinary working families be cut by closing tax “loopholes” for the ultra-wealthy. The avoidance of capital and [...]

October 17, 2008

• RBS parties on with £150k staff party just days after £20bn Bail-out

  Just three days after the Government threw a £20billion lifeline to Britain’s beleaguered banks, RBS has come under fire for spending £150,000 on a party for staff at a five-star hotel. Despite the bank being propped up by millions of taxpayers’ money at the moment, around 100 employees were flown in from 11 different countries [...]