However, the men departed the next morning without paying, having provided contact details that proved false. The hotel gave them a discount and stayed up late to serve them food. Lets just say £130 … (View Post)

The government U-turn on the business rates, its for pubs but not restaurants. Most pubs serve food, most restaurants serve booze, what the difference between a restaurant and a pub? Particularly &qu… (View Post)

The ties between the family Chaebol firms and government are such that in the West we would say that was out and out corruption and unfair competition, but in South Korea it all a bit everybody plays… (View Post)

One thing I did have to chuckle at, the number of the reality type tv shows in China that involved voting.....the state all good on allowing voting off the talentless singers, less so on the talentle… (View Post)

I am not sure there is a easy label for the Chinese model. Same with other Asian countries, Singapore, they like their control of certain parts of peoples lives while very comfortable in capitalism m… (View Post)