OneGuyFromBarlick

I like the suggestion from some of the German ministers that Greece should be given incentives to leave the Euro

The financial system is only connected in so far as they move around the capital that is available, and HSBC today demonstrates how ably one company can move money. The £2.2 trillion of RBS loan book was exactly that, a loan book. The base finance meant that it only needed 2% of those loans to go ba...

"The only problem with the analysis is that the ones with the brilliant minds, the Phd's in Maths and physics who run the computers don't work for the companies that went bust." No, that's the point Richard was making, they worked for the ones we bailed out. Unless you have evidence Stanl...

In the library, best to go via Karen.

Someone appears to have stolen the copy of the B&E from the library

Pendle budget was passed last night with a coalition of Tories and Lib Dems. No increase in Council Tax. I am sure the other bits will be lead out by the various people. The one thing that sticks, is the £20k for the Rainhall Centre for 'business' use. I hesitate to suggest that this was one of the ...

The only problem with the analysis is that the ones with the brilliant minds, the Phd's in Maths and physics who run the computers don't work for the companies that went bust. In fact they are still happily working in the hedge fund companies and doing jolly well thank you. The reason that UK banks ...

In an ideal world I would suggest that Stanley too. The problem is simply the amount of people who apply for each job. Even when I was a store manager, we used to get 30-40 a week when we didn't advertise Think what it is like when you have a job which people actually want. I've heard of HR departme...

I felt a big wave of disappointment at the total lack of support from the local companies mentioned above, especially as a friend of mine had travelled specifically all the way from Bolton with a hope of visiting the Rolls Royce stand. What a Shame, it could have been so much better... I believe RR...

...becoming Chair of the Community Association

This seems like something that Stanley has been talking about:

http://www.prospectsfoundation.org.uk/

although I'm not sure if it was this topic

Got a letter this morning stating that 90% are for a Tesco in Barlick. 90% of the people who went to first meeting (about 500), but Tesco haven't actually allowed independant verification. Since then, 600 sent in the letters of objection, and the poll conducted by the Co-op suggested that 65% saw i...

Tesco were at the Jobs Fair in the rainhall Centre

Trevelyan would be shocked to see how many Britons are still fully or partially illiterate and innumerate almost a century later. Would he though? Do you think he thought that the world would be a 'better place' by now? He did die in the 60's I was only amused by the fact that anyone should conside...

The RBS numbers are interesting. By reducing salaries they are effectively closing down their commercial opperations. By reducing assets they are decreasing share value. The retail banking arm is well within profit. The nett loss means no Corporation Tax, and a proviso for future years profits, so t...

Eric Joyce head butts a tory in the bar whilst apparently drunk and disorderly. Took several folk to pin him to the floor until security arrived. It is alleged that he has previous. GP's inflate numbers on their rolls so that they get paid more money, :surprised: :wink: Classic Telegraph sting may a...

Education...has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading

G.M. Trevelyan

Out with the thermal camera again last night just as it was going dark,

Strange the number of people who had their central heating on and windows open

Blackberry messenger upgrade yesterday, and a reboot

Now I have app error 523, and no other bit of the phone works

White Death, Russia's War on Finland 1939-40 by Robert Edwards

The first country to demonstrate the blitz spirit, and stand up to the evil that was Stalin and mother Russia until it was crushed and subjugated

Fits here, the energy matters, and climate change topics: renal units with Braun Dialog+ dialysis machines. These are the ones which can save 20% on electricity by retrofitting heat exchangers (that's about 536 kWh and £50 saving per machine per year, for machines used twice a day). The Kent & C...

Looks like Labour may be getting desperate: Ed Balls, tries to pull the policies of the right wing think tank The Tax Payers Alliance with his call for tax changes. Not much further right wing than that. Pity he hasn't costed his rhetoric though. :laugh5: Then today, even the beeboids get excited ab...

Currently, it has a lot to do with the displacement of those upper atmosphere winds.

A big block of atmosphere is diverting some of the normal weather.

All the rain is currently being dropped on the North West of the Country. Just ask Scotland, which is setting new records for rainfall.

If the labels are to be believed, then there are new Lime Trees (broad leaved) on the Green. I didn't go across and look at the ones behind the bus shelter but they do look like beech. Quite a mess made by the digger, and they are a bit wobbly :surprised: Wonder what they did with all the daffodil b...

The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates. – Tacitus