Archive for June, 2009
Man Utd footballer in £80million transfer
Manchester United have accepted a bid from Real Madrid for their player Cristiano Ronaldo. EIGHTY MILLION! He’s a great player, and will be rewarded financially by the deal, but he’s simply not worth that much. It’s ridiculous that some largers clubs can ‘flash the cash’ to get their man while there are others who are [...]
Labour crushed in Euro polls
Just when the Labour government thought things couldn’t get any worse, they did… spectacularly. In the elections to the European Parliament, Labour’s share of the vote fell to around 15 per cent, their worse performance in years. The Conservatives were the main winners, as well as the other centre-right parties across Europe, finishing on 28 [...]
Another piece of British manufacturing bites the dust…..
While the Labour government ministers were so busy ripping each other apart, in the real world, another piece of what was left of UK manufacturing was ripped apart this week. LDV , the Birmingham-based van maker, has gone into administration, certainly meaning that the majority of its workforce, from the van making side to its [...]
Setanta could face closure
Well, it had to happen. By the end of the week, Setanta, the company which tried to take on the dominant British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) for sports broadcasting rights now faces calling in the receivers, according to media reports. It’s not just the fact that the company’s backers have overreached themselves over sports rights without [...]
England lose to minnows in cricket- so what's new?
England‘s professional cricketers were beaten by one run by Holland‘s part-timers in their ICC World Twenty20 opening match. It was bad enough for England to lose the game they really should have won, but, at the end of the day, they really underestimated their opponents. Paul Collingwood, England captain for the tournament, admitted that: “It [...]
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