Royal Festival Hall Opens

The BBC has an odd story about the re-opening of the Royal Festival Hall.
It’s all very normal, what renovations have been done, who’s re-opening it and so forth. Then, the BBC has a really bizarre feedback question that is unrelated to any debate in the article and stands out like that "I’ll get me coat" […]

Email not to be Trusted

David Cox in the Guardian has a bit of a dig at ISPs and their levels of service with regards to email:-
"Your emails disappear into a black hole. When you press send, they leave your outbox and appear in your sent folder. Yet the intended recipients don’t get them. You receive no bounce-back to tell […]

Smoking Ban to Save Money?

Smoking ban costs will be £100m over budget
The Department of Health estimated that the bill for the ban, that comes into force in a month’s time, would run to £1.6 billion.
While this takes into account paying for advertising, falling tobacco duty and hiring extra staff to police the ban, the Government has said it will […]

This Made me Laugh

The Brits?
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It’s like another world…

 
The Englishman pointed out a review of a restaurant in The Times by AA Gill.
I’ve eaten out a few times in London. I had high expectations, which were rarely met. I’ve spent out 3 times what a meal in rural France would cost, and not had the same quality. I’m annoyed that unlike in the […]

Zurich Insurance

If you’ve got a pension or investment with Zurich Insurance, that you’ve had running for a few years, I strongly suggest that you get it reviewed by an IFA.
I just found out the fund value of an AVC that I’ve been paying into for years. Putting the money on the lottery each week would have […]