Archive for November, 2008
Carnage in India
The city of Mumbai (Bombay) was hit by a wave of terrorist attacks which killed 101 and injured 287. It was the eighth such attack to happen in India this year alone. Once again, people of the world, through the power of television and pictures, have to see the horrific aftermath of such human-to-human savagery.
Woolworths RIP?
I’m so sorry to hear that the major high-street store Woolworths is in the hands of administrators. They have been the latest of high-profile casualties of the financial crisis. When I was a kid, going into a Woolworths store was like an event for me, particularly when I go to buy the infamous Pick ‘N [...]
Virgin Media counts cost of its battle with Sky
Like the majority of cable subscribers, I was delighted that the basic Sky channels were back on Virgin Media’s station line-up. For over 18 months, Virgin had waged a futile battle against British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) over carriage fees to carry the basic channels. Virgin had to finally settle because, since the rebranding from NTL:Telewest last year, they [...]
Deeper in the Red…..
The Chancellor Alistair Darling plans to put the country into deeper recession over the proposals set out in his Pre-Budget Report. Here are some of the main points: The government forecasts that borrowing will go up to £78billion, up from a projected £43billion. £3billion will be brought forward for major repair and infrastructure maintainance projects. [...]
Anger as Baby P councillors cling on to their jobs
Senior Haringey councillors criticised for their role in the death of Baby P clung on to their jobs last night, after a motion calling for them to resign was removed from the council meeting’s agenda. Read the full shocking story from the London Evening Standard. There is one word that I can give to describe [...]
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