A Life of Political and Religious Ideology
When you think about, our whole life is dictated by religious and political ideologies, some we benefit from, some we find abhorrent and in extreme cases such as Catholicism, some that can involve abuse protected by a rabid fear of damnation. Unless you are living on Saturn, a major political storm blew up this week when The Daily Mail newspaper wrote a derogatory piece about Ralph Miliband, an alleged Marxist, who in their opinion, ...
The Cretin That is Paul Dacre
I have always known that the Daily Mail is a spiteful paper; it has a long history of supporting the likes of Mussolini and other far right groups such as the Blackshirts headed by Oswald Moseley. However, by smearing the dead for political gain they have succeeded in surpassing my expectations of them. Paul Dacre knows that you can't face charges for libel when the persons character you are assassinating is dead, so that is why, being the ...
The Rise of the Gourmet Burger
Because I am essentially a salesman, I am always on the periphery of the marketing profession and those within it. Marketing people are generally held in higher regard than sales people but just like any other business or trade some of them are useless whilst others are remarkably creative with utilising words to make an otherwise bland product seem incredibly exciting. One of my favourite examples of marketing creativity was an advert for a ...
The Shining is Back!
Because I operate on a plane of stratospheric intellectual arrogance, I like listening to radio 4 in the mornings. Sometimes it gets a bit tedious and "Thought for the day" read by a prominent member of the God bothering society, can sometimes smack of the self-righteous dictating their unrealistic ideals on the thoughtless general public. However, they have some great interviews on there and this morning it was with none other than ...
Beaten by the System!
After a bitter battle of wills, I eventually paid an outstanding tax bill of £1640.00 yesterday morning after receiving sinister threats and the prospect of legal action from the Inland Revenue. It is not that I dispute the amount, I owe it fair and square. However, by their own admission, the revenue also owe me money, just over £1300.00 in overpaid company tax and NI from 2011. For the last couple of months I have stood firm ...