Archive for December, 2012

The Hype Around The London Olympics Continues. To Soothe The Shock When Their Cost Is Revealed Soon

The Hype Around The London Olympics Continues. To Soothe The Shock When Their Cost Is Revealed Soon

Talking up the London Olympics continues. To soothe the impact of their costs made public.

Chimerica, That’s China And America, Is The New Dominant Arrangement In The World. But It’s Fragile

Chimerica, That’s China And America, Is The New Dominant Arrangement In The World. But It’s Fragile

America and China will soon rule the world. However they will fall out from time to time.

The Week In British Music – 30 December 2012

The Week In British Music – 30 December 2012

What’s been happening on the British music scene in the last week of 2012?

Time To Bin The Queen’s Medal and Knighthood Tray – The Same System That Honoured Jimmy Savile

Time To Bin The Queen’s Medal and Knighthood Tray – The Same System That Honoured Jimmy Savile

The Honours’ List is beginning to age badly. Time to retire it.

Dave Doesn’t Get It, Does He? He’s The Problem Not The Solution

Dave Doesn’t Get It, Does He? He’s The Problem Not The Solution

Taking a cynical look at Dave who is the problem and not the solution.

Thinking Of Becoming A Successful Mainstream Comedian? Then Look No Further

Thinking Of Becoming A Successful Mainstream Comedian? Then Look No Further

Some tips on becoming a famous mainstream comedian: PC, blandness and all.

Taking A Cynical Look At Natural Disasters. And How Their Impact Is Exaggerated By The Usual Suspects

Taking A Cynical Look At Natural Disasters. And How Their Impact Is Exaggerated By The Usual Suspects

Looking at the way natural disasters are reported. And handled by all the usual suspects.

America Inches Towards The Edge Of The Fiscal Cliff. Who Will Blink First?

America Inches Towards The Edge Of The Fiscal Cliff. Who Will Blink First?

America is in a fix with its so-called ‘fiscal cliff’. But no one wants to resolve it.

New Album Review: Green Day – iTre!

New Album Review: Green Day – iTre!

Why don’t a band like Green Day know when it’s time to stop releasing new material? iTre! is quite possibly their worst album yet.

Germany Is Bossing The EU. But Wants Everyone To Stay Calm And Accept It

Germany Is Bossing The EU. But Wants Everyone To Stay Calm And Accept It

Germany wants to avoid any hard decisions about the Eurozone before next year’s general election. It may not work out like that.