Articles tagged Rant:
A Question For Lloyds Bank
- 30 Nov 2013
When we bought our house in Norfolk in July we purposely chose a mortgage where we wouldn’t receive penalties if we paid off part of it earlier than planned. So on Tuesday I felt very pleased with myself as I went into Lloyds to pay in a cheque to pay off a small part of the m...
Bloody Well Done to Jeremy Hunt!
- 8 Nov 2013
Steve Wright used to have a character on his Radio 1 afternoon show called Mr Angry. Each time he rang into the programme he would end his call with the words “I’m so angry, I could throw the phone down!” And that’s what he then did. I feel like that right now. Why? Because J...
Yet Again the Law is an Ass
- 6 Apr 2013
Apologies for quoting another story from the Mirror, but this really does take some swallowing. Last year I was banned from driving for six months. I didn’t mention it at the time because I was rather ashamed of it. I had had four speeding convictions, three times for exceedi...
The Idea That This Government Believes in Deregulation Is a Joke
- 28 Feb 2013
Yesterday I got an email from our accountants telling us this… From April this year, HMRC are changing the way in which employers have to report payroll information. Previously, employers had to file a return at the end of each tax year with details of all employees, their...
Troughing Councillors Should Be Voted Out of Office
- 2 Feb 2013
Just when you thought politicians couldn’t get lower in public esteem, Tunbridge Wells councillors are set to vote local Cabinet members a 22% increase in allowances, and the leader of the council is due to get a 15% rise. The proposals have been accepted by the council’s fina...
If The Tories Ditch Dave They're Finished for 2015
- 20 Jan 2013
So if Isabel Oakeshott is right, and she very often is, there are 55 Tory MPs who are quite seriously considering the possibility of deposing David Cameron. As young people on Twitter might say – WTF? Are they stark staring mad? Because, let’s face it, deposing a sitting Prim...
They're Not Militants, They're Terrorists
- 19 Jan 2013
Why is it that the BBC calls terrorists militants? They may well be militants, but people who kill others for political aims and cause terror are also, without doubt, terrorists. I’ve never heard a convincing argument from the BBC as to why they insist of using a word most of ...
The LibDem MEP Who Tweeted "Al Qaeda 1 David Cameron 0"
- 17 Jan 2013
This is a tweet just sent out by Liberal Democrat MP Graham Watson. What a disgusting thing to do. If you’d like to let him know what you think, tweet him @grahamwatsonmep. I wonder whether LibDems will have the good grace to tell him how he has brought their party into disr...
McGuinness to Trouser £20k Severance Payout
- 31 Dec 2012
So Martin McGuinness has announced he is resigning as an MP, causing a by-election in the seat of Mid Ulster. It would be hard for him to be sorely missed seeing as he has never actually taken up his seat. He refuses to swear the oath, yet has claimed millions of pounds in exp...
Arise Sir Hector, Arise Sir Peter - The Spoils of Failure
- 29 Dec 2012
At about quarter past midnight last night, I lost it a bit on Twitter… You see, an honours system is only worth having if it is respected by the people. and not devalued by those responsible for bestowing honours. So who the effing hell thought it ws a good idea to give a Kni...