you heard it here last
Over the last couple of months I’ve posted on many contentious subjects and it’s always wise to go back, examine how things have turned out and conclude you were right all along, even if you weren’t. Here’s an update on a couple:
Boozed up on the cheap – Scotland’s administration failed in their attempt to set a precedent and enforce a minimum ‘alcohol unit’ price. Consequently, the Scotch (sic) will continue to peg it at an alarming rate, A&E departments the country over will remain the war-zones they have become and the Government will continue to subsidise this abuse by an overly-lenient taxation policy.
Flag of convenience – God bless Kevin Pietersen. How can I ever have said those harsh words!
Clegg’s faustian pact – Reap as you have sown, Nicky-Boy, reap as you have sown.
Ah, b’jesus – Not even I predicted it was going to get THAT bad. Is it too soon to say this is one crisis that the Irish will never see the end of or recover from? I sincerely hope not but it ain’t looking good.
Mind the gap – Forget the meek, God bless the students! Earlier I asked what would it take to get us off our lazy arses and onto the streets and my, how they’ve shown us. OK, it didn’t change a jot but if you can’t be even slightly idealistic at that age then when can you and good on them for having a go.
Great Britain – Great at complaining for sure but we so need to get over the World Cup/FIFA fiasco. How arrogant are we in thinking that we can win the deal by jetting in the Royal family along with football’s deity, Beckham. Must we treat everything like an X-Factor final where the final phone votes can win the big prize. In response to the three ‘influenced’ Fifa delegates, the FA has now withdrawn from an international match which Thailand. The match was arranged with the expressed aim of persuading the Thai delegate to support England’s bid! And the moral difference is?
Pass the hanky – Speaking of the X-Factor, yeah, still watching it and getting ready for the flood-gates to open with a new box of ‘man-size’ for tomorrow’s final. Go Matt the hat!
A little of what you fancy – Last week saw the obligatory long-distance XC race that, for me, ended in a pb and 30 minutes in an ambulance. From hereon in I’m knocking it on the head and am going to follow my own (good) advice.
Foot in the mouth – Cameron’s gaffe yesterday where he claimed they were the one party strong enough to carry through the necessary measures was surely up there with the best of them. Er, ain’t this a coalition? Sandwiched between the two unluckiest men in politics (Vince looking particularly like a man on death row) even ‘Dead Ed’ had the opportunity to make hay whilst the sun shone. Maybe I’ve ruled him out too quickly? Nah, thought not.
Can pay, won’t pay – Following the recent closure of their London flagship store, Vodafone has decided to offer the £6Bn back to the treasury, Phillip Green has relocated his wife to the UK where she will pay the commensurate tax on her dividend payment, and Kraft have decided to consolidate all their international operations within the UK. NOT.
