Charlie Mullins Pipes Up

Leaving Our Money With These Selfish Bastards Makes No Sense!

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:30:18 +0100

Not going to go on (much) about the RBS results, except to say that if the losses keep going up and the share price is tanking, why the hell do we persevere with this. Why wouldn't we just . . .

Whose Games Are These Anyway?

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:44:14 +0100

At Pimlico, like thousands of businesses in the capital, we rely on the road network to make a living. Without the ability to travel freely we will certainly not win any gold medals from our customers for getting to their job in record breaking time. Having paid our congestion charges, why should we wait while those in the priority lanes get special treatment? I’ve even heard they’ll get preferential treatment at traffic lights! To rub salt in to the wound I bet . . .

Some Serious Issues Have Been Raised About The Way Young People Are Trained!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:52:27 +0100

Four former staff at A4e being arrested in a fraud inquiry raises some serious issues about youth training and government funding. It’s a very worrying time, the day after Nick Clegg’s new £126 million scheme was announced to get young people back into work by award private training providers with cash incentives......

Nick Might As Well Flush His Millions As Give Them To Private 'Training Providers'!

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:13:13 +0100

On the face of it Nick Clegg’s scheme to get thousands (£126 million to help 55,000) of kids into work sounds like a good idea, but I wish he’d asked someone other than a bunch of private ‘training providers’ how to do it. He might as well have quizzed . . .

In My Experience A4e Didn't Give A Damn If Their Trainees Even Turned Up!

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:14:15 +0100

I read with interest the fact that work contract company A4e are being investigated for fraud. Now I don't know anything about fraud, but I can say that my experience of them did not give me any confidence that they represented money well spent. Last year we renovated the Streatham Youth Centre, with help from the club members themselves, with A4e as a partner in the project. . . .

Retail Sector Pulls Blinder - Despite Money Grabbing Crooks!

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:38:13 +0100

Just when you think you are being softened up for more bad news by tales of wholesale slaughter on the high street the retail sector pulls out a blinder. Sales were up in January by 0.9% and that's on top of . . . .

Greek Politicians - Why Would Anyone Trust This Bunch Of Pathological Liars With Their Money?

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:36:00 +0100

I would imagine I'm quite similar to many people outside of the world of international high finance, in that as far as the eurozone is concerned all I really know is that Greece is in 'big trouble' and needs saving. And, that there are a few other counties - Italy, Portugal, Spain and Ireland, to name a few of the worse ones, who are also of concern to the money people. But what does . . .

2.67 Mill Unemployed! Unfortunate, Yes! Unwelcome, Definitely! But Certainly Not Unexpected!

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:14:27 +0100

And so it continues - unemployment has gone to 2.67 million, and with another 48,000 off work. I take no enjoyment from the knowledge that my prediction that we would see the number hit 3 million before the trend goes into decline was on the money. That was a good few years ago, and so much has . . .

Common Sense Says Dump Greeks And Put Sick Economies On Probation!

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:26:49 +0100

More mixed messages today. Inflation seems to be coming down, but ratings agency Moody's has issued a 'negative outlook' warning over our economy based on the fact that we are near to some country's that are really in trouble. None of this makes a lot of sense to me I have to admit. Except it would seem to . . .

Benefit Culture Is A Virus Killing UK Business!

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:41:05 +0100

Last night i caught part of Evan Davis' show 'The Bottom Line' on Radio 4, where they were discussing a throw away comment that 'Facebook would never have been invented in the UK', which apparently was made by a guest on a previous show. This got me thinking, and I'm afraid I . . .