Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
This week the guy in charge of The Bank of England, Mervyn King, said that inflation was significantly closer to the 2% target this month, having dropped from 4.2% in December 2011 to 3.6% in January 2012. While this looks like great progress in making the economy a lot more stable, it is fraught with the usual problem with statistics: it's all about perspective, and very close to being an all-out lie.
UK Gov: We'd Rather Use Your Taxes to Pay Bank Bonuses than to Educate Your Children, You Dirty, Dirty Proles
This Wednesday, 30th November, public sector workers (i.e. those employed by the Government) will go on strike over a dispute about pensions. The Government says that public sector pensions are "too good" and they should be reduced. What they're not saying is that they're doing this to pay for the interest on the loans they took to bail the banks out.
Julian Assange Appeals Extradition
You can't always guarantee you'll meet a celebrity on your flight, but we might get an answer soon if your chances of meeting Julian Assange on a flight to Sweden will go up immeasurably.