In the bank I work for, we have no cleaners or security guards etc. They are employed by the building management company. We just rent space from them. We don’t have secretaries anymore. A couple of … (View Post)

I talked about this before - there seems to be four kinds of employment 1) Gig economy. Hand to mouth. Barely minimum wage. 2) Blue collar skilled jobs. Plumbers. Ranged from poor to self employed an… (View Post)

Sigh Oil (and LNG) have low price elasticity in the short and medium term. This is because usage tends not to be optional. You can use the car *a bit* less. But most oil and gas usage is already redu… (View Post)

I propose a new War On Drugs. HMG will enter the market as protecting the growers, refiners, suppliers and distributors. Start our own cartel. The Armed forces will be the enforcers - the money raise… (View Post)

Sweyn Godwinson was sent on a pilgrimage of the get-him-out-of-town type. A mini series of the Godwinson family would be interesting. (View Post)