Category Archives: Rants

The brains are in industry, not the treasury

Posted on August 14, 2012 by finance guy

Like a great many others involved in the mortgage business we are concerned that there are far fewer applicants for first time buyer mortgage quotes than usual because they are, to use an expression, the bottom of the food chain, … Continue reading →

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Time the Chancellor signed off.

Posted on July 26, 2012 by finance guy

Well, well, well, our “part time” Chancellor has finally shown the world that he isn’t up to the job – something most of us either knew or suspected 2 years ago, but now George, it’s high time you went back … Continue reading →

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EU waste and Foreign Aid cost us £22 billion annually

Posted on July 23, 2012 by finance guy

The apparent immediate effects of pulling out of the dreadfully corrupt and wasteful EU would be a paper saving of around £13.5 billion, a not inconsiderable figure which could be better spent on many urgent issues we have here at … Continue reading →

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Act now on Europe Mr. Cameron or….

Posted on July 9, 2012 by finance guy

Methinks that if Messers Cameron & Co don’t grasp the nettle firmly and offer we poor, suffering cash cows a say in how we wish to define our status in the EU, then they won’t be in power after the … Continue reading →

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Keep the UK out of Syria

Posted on May 29, 2012 by finance guy

The newspapers today announce that the US and UK may go into Syria with a view to “keeping the peace” in this ghastly war torn dump of a country where one sect of murderous Muslims is killing another similar bunch … Continue reading →

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