Posted in capitalism, Economy, Bastards, Banks on Jan 19th, 2012 No Comments »
Some thoughts on this Irish Times article about Merkozy’s designs on our precious corporation tax rate. Admittedly, it raises only superficial points, but still…
The Government is facing a new threat to its corporate tax regime as Germany and France push for the acceleration of moves to create a pan-European business tax system.
It’s not new. It’s […]
Posted in Bankrupt ireland, Bastards, Banks on Jan 17th, 2012 2 Comments »
Via
This quote is taken from the above interview at around 2:40
Interviewer: “Would you get in and invest in a bank and maybe start one?
DOB: I was on the board of a bank maybe five years ago - it’s too slow moving a business for me - I like fast moving businesses.
Interviewer: […]
Posted in EU, Economy, Bastards, Banks on Nov 18th, 2011 1 Comment »
I’m pretty sick of the regular news cycle talking about the Eurozone crisis, and the various bits of leaked info from the upcoming budget. Is it necessary to talk about the public sector cuts, cuts in the Welfare budget or VAT increases as if somehow there is an argument that this is being done to […]
Posted in Bankrupt ireland, Bastards, Banks on Oct 13th, 2011 10 Comments »
‘progressive’ is a word that I hate to see used these days. It’s meaningless. On the face of it I understand it to mean someone who is generally pointing in a positive direction without trying to get into how the ‘progressive’ individual stands on knotty issues. So we don’t know what ideology they espouse or […]
Posted in Bankrupt ireland, Bastards, Banks on May 20th, 2011 1 Comment »
This is a post I wrote last Friday, but didn’t finish. I had meant to get back to it, but there seemed to be so much that needed to be covered and it was about a topic, despite queeny bitching about the place, that was very much in the news, so events dear boy, blah […]
Posted in Bankrupt ireland, Bastards, Banks on Mar 31st, 2011 6 Comments »
Yesterday evening I went to our CD rack just after dinner, and in act that is completely out of the normal rhythm of that part of the day (which usually involves ushering our kids to bed after dinner, corralling them up the stairs, marshalling them in to the bathroom to brush their teeth, and so […]
Posted in Bastards, Banks on Nov 17th, 2010 No Comments »
The Guardian’s Comment Is Free commenter WhistleblowerIRL put this up on the site today.
Worth reading if you missed it.
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Posted in Bastards, Banks on Oct 23rd, 2010 3 Comments »
As Des Derwin noted in this comment on ILR, the list of guests on Morning Ireland yesterday was representative of the crisis at it is now being presented. The ERSI report released that morning was the focus point as it contradicted the argument that formed the basis of the talks in Government Buildings on Wednesday. […]
Posted in Bankrupt ireland, Bastards, Banks on Oct 19th, 2010 2 Comments »
‘There is nothing quite so good as a burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating’.
‘Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee. Sink all coffins and […]
Posted in Bankrupt ireland, Bastards, Banks on Oct 4th, 2010 6 Comments »
Thanks for a republic to despoil and poison
Thanks for the booze and steaks to shit out from our wholesome party guts
Thanks to the trot idiots who provided a pastiche of challenge and danger
Thanks for the masochistic workers to flay
Thanks to Joe for his socialist clothes
Thanks for our idiot union ‘partners’
Thanks for an economy […]
