Category Archives: Poverty

Why bankers are not prosecuted and the poor are

Posted on March 7, 2016 by

Currently reading Matt Taibbi’s book “The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap” which is yet another important piece of writing from this US journalist and author.  Basically he’s exploring why not a single banker went to … Continue reading →

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Viz Magazine’s No.22 Shit Street

Posted on June 10, 2015 by

Back in the mid-1990s there was an issue of Viz comic that featured a miniature porcelain house of the sort that features on the back of certain magazines aimed at the more senior, doddery citizens.  The difference was that this … Continue reading →

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The DIY Austerity Experiment You Can Do!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by

During economic recession should a country increase spending or impose austerity?  So who is right in all this?  Economists have been fighting over this for centuries and still we have no answer.  Surely it must be simple?  Do we get … Continue reading →

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How did Overhead become more Important than Work?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by

As a modern society we decide that there is a minimum standard of living and facilities that we are prepared to tolerate.  If we had not desired this then we’d all still be living in caves and chasing our food … Continue reading →

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Holistic Politics vs That’s what you are, what am I?

Posted on October 16, 2014 by

Increasingly I despair when looking at politics. The average politician these days is a simpleton bully, the kind of moron you had at school who would keep yelling the same line over and over again until everyone else was battered … Continue reading →

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Parpcaster – From Broke to $1Billion IPO in 6 months

Posted on October 7, 2014 by

From its humble beginnings in a student dorm room just six months ago, Parpcaster.com has come a long way.  The new darling of the financial markets, this upstart British based technology company is set to sweep the world stage, treading … Continue reading →

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Poll Tax Arrears Threat – Pure Evil

Posted on October 4, 2014 by

What can you honestly say about the plans of various Scottish councils to chase 25 year old poll tax arrears based on voter registrations from the Scottish independence referendum? Think about what this means?  Why would they do this after … Continue reading →

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