Month: February 2010

''I'd done this interview and the forces of hell were unleashed." Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, on Gordon Brown’s response following his prediction that the recession would be worse than expected.  Given the state of the economy some would argue it’s not Gordon's first time.

Today’s Headline of the Day was chosen to highlight how money and finance impact on all our lives whether we like it or not. Football has been living in la-la land for years now and the news that Portsmouth FC are to go into administration today is simply reality catching...

As a break from the normal posts here is something to think upon today. Anyone who has encountered Haiku will appreciate their hidden depths and the following is no exception.

This story nicely links with yesterday's chosen Headline regarding the cost of bringing up a child. So is there light at the end of the financial tunnel for families?. The Times reports that ... A massive extension of maternity leave across Europe was last night voted for by the Womens’ Rights Committee of...

This story struck me as interesting for two reasons. Firstly, I walk past this particular construction every day and secondly because it reminds me of the concept of the Skyscraper Index. The research director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein came up with the Skyscraper Index in 1999 which basically states that...