economy

BAe advert in The Times from bacardiancoke 59 days old

[ ... ] to the UK economy is, and let's face it if Tesco put an advert out telling us that then no one would actually care (except for the Taxman and ...

Do you trust Kraft Foods? from bacardiancoke 68 days old

So, Kraft have made an offer to buy Cadbury. And to sweeten the offer - pardon the pun - to us all as consumers (as well as the stakeholders and shareholders) ...

Two Things Parents MUST give to teenagers from bacardiancoke 69 days old

You know had people go through periods of showing their age? You know what I mean, when statements like, "If I'd had this when I was younger then " Well, ...

Royal Mail sell off from bacardiancoke 259 days old

Gordon Brown has announced that he is selling a 30% stake in the Royal Mail to raise cash. How deliciously ironic. He's just nationalised (or part ...

£7.5bn contract for new trains awarded from bacardiancoke 275 days old

So, the government has stood by its promise of helping out the economy, and has done so by awarding a £7.5bn contract to replace ageing stock on two ...

Are my local Council actually doing something right? from bacardiancoke 290 days old

It's been a funny old day. Here I tend to focus quite heavily on the inept actions of others (and at times myself) as, well, the blog is almost a therapy ...

Broadband Nation (unless the government have their way) from bacardiancoke 696 days old

Is it just me or does the goverment actually want to have their cake, and eat it? This time, with the potential second electro-magnetic spectrum auction ...

Scape Goat from bacardiancoke 787 days old

Hell hath no fury like an MP: especially not if you're the Bank of England chief Mervin King and the MPs in question are Gordon Brown and Alistair ...