Osborne says he won't bail out bust UK bankers

The Conservative Party in the UK is havig their party conference today, and as could be expected they are focusing largely on the economy. The shadow chancellor George Osborne has said that the conservatives would not bail out any banks if they were in power. This is...

England declare ODI team for India tour

"England’s selectors have named a 15-man squad for the Stanford Super Series and the seven-match one-day tour of India that gets underway in November, with Ryan Sidebottom earning a recall after an injury disrupted season. He comes in to replace Tim Bresnan, although will...

No rush to buy UK real estate for Arabian buyers « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"Remarks last weekend by the British finance minister Alastair Darling that the economy was in its worst state for 60 years, sent the pound sterling into free fall this week. House prices are also down by more than 10 per cent over the past year, and open to offers lower than...

BC incomes dropping

This is not good news at a time when stuff is getting pricier."Thanks to ‘exx’ for posting the link to this story - According to statscan the median income in BC has been steadily dropping despite the ‘boom’ we’re currently in.  Younger Canadians in general are...

Why corporate America loves eunuchs

"They buy more stuffFrom pretty clothes to cosmetics and gym fees, America’s castrati spend billions trying to look better, and on shiny accessories for their vehicles. They don’t manifest any version of the hunter-gatherer instinct, instead they nest, and put...

Argos flying in strikebreakers: Union

"Mandate, the trade union representing striking Argos workers, has claimed the company has flown in staff from the UK to staff stores during today's one day strike. A spokespeson for Argos has confirmed that some staff were brought over from the UK to support those working in...

Why Immigrant Workers Are Better

"The fact is that among poor people manual labor does not have the same stigma that it has for wealthier people. Americans, in particular seem to have an aversion to manual labor. There are many people elsewhere who not only have never done anything but manual labor, their...

Why Immigrant Workers Are Better

"The fact is that among poor people manual labor does not have the same stigma that it has for wealthier people. Americans, in particular seem to have an aversion to manual labor. There are many people elsewhere who not only have never done anything but manual labor, their...

Thousands of student loan borrowers forced to default

Everywhere you go you find college students completely unhappy with their lack of money, difficulty in finding a job and struggling to pay back loans."Student activists say the federal government is denying Canada's most desperate student-loan recipients relief from sky-high...