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.
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 Mix sweets, and that I would normally go there every Easter to buy any selection of chocolate eggs. My family and I would also go there to buy a significant bulk of our Christmas presents. My local branch closed over two decades ago, but I still go to a store in a neighbouring area to see what they have. It would be very sad indeed if Woolworths is consigned to history.
Woolworths, RIP…..?
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 had been losing a substantial number of subscribers to Sky. That accelerated after Virgin removed channels like Sky One from their line-up. The company, like its predecessor, also had a reputation for poor customer service, which may get worse after they recently announced the sacking of around 2200 jobs. Despite spending millions of pounds in advertising on TV and in the cinema, Virgin is still losing money, and is said to be causing a headache for part-owner Richard Branson.
If things go on like this, then Branson should do the decent thing…. and pull the plug.
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:
When all this sets in, the majority of people in Britain will lose out. These measures at a time of falling revenues will put the country’s finances deeper in the red. It’s a ‘spend now, pay later’ budget report…. except that whichever political party wins at the next general election will have to deal with today’s recklessness in the future.
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 the situation…… scandalous!
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