It looks like the memo has given an insight into foreign office protocol on many different levels, but the lack of action taken by the government to curb the juvenile antics of our foreign office which diminishes Britain’s position on the world stage is disappointing.
There is much talk of the current state of the housing market. Either that it is robust, or that it is just about to fold. But looking at the numbers of transactions and mortgage approvals one has to ask if there is any real market to speak of.
Nationwide have announced a 0.7% month on month increase for March, which converts to a 9% rise over the last year. This takes the Nationwide average house price to £164,519. …read more
The UK has enjoyed unprecedented fiscal support over the last year or so. Very few people understand the mechanics of this fiscal support, but it didn’t take them long to work out that it was the ‘haves’ that benefited while the ‘have-nots’ got zilch. The ‘haves’ can reasonably be defined as …read more
Education, education, education! Go to university, learn a profession and be made for life. So go the mantras. But this recession has, according to a Telegraph report today, had a massive and adverse affect on employment amongst the professions. …read more
Did Thatcher encourage us all to buy houses and then inadvertently rig the game so that we would have to sell them again? I ask this question because her home-owning revolution was launched at the same time as her service industry revolution. …read more
Why you don’t need an architect: …read more
House prices have risen so where are the lenders?
Friday, January 29th, 2010…read more
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