Thursday, February 28, 2013

Doomsday Deferred

Maybe we can stay luckyBOM has always been concerned about the rising burden of government debt interest, and we've blogged it many times. But we must admit that so far, it has not been quite the problem we feared. In fact, in the two years since we clocked off, official debt interest has only increased by £4bn pa - a surprisingly small sum when set against annual borrowing of £100bn plus.The reason of course is that for the last five years government...

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Life is a constant search

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Carrying hard cash is quite perilous these days that’s why people prefer to keep debit cards with them. These plastic cards issued by various banks to their account holders to make transactions directly from their account. This transaction process is easy and trouble free, even they are completely secured. Debit cards are simplest and the quickest way to transfer money from your account to the account of service provider. They are also used as ATM cards to extract the cash from your bank account effortlessly. If we compare debit and credit cards...

The Freeze That Never Was

We need a new freezerBack in his first budget in 2010, George Osborne imposed a two-year public sector pay freeze. It supposedly applied to all staff except the low paid, who were to get a flat £250 annual increase.Unfortunately the freeze failed, as can be seen from the path of average public sector earnings since then:Moreover, while the official ONS earnings stats show a 5% increase, calculations based on dividing the total pay bill by the number...

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Do You Prefer Debit or Credit Cards

This technically advanced world has given an electronic access of bank accounts to everyone in the form of debit cards. With the help of these cards one can flexibly access the money from his/her account anytime anywhere. These plastic cards are also known as bank cards and are used to make payment or transfer the money to the account of the service provider at the time of purchase. These cards are used as ATM cards to take out the cash directly from the bank account. Debit Cards as well as credit cards are very much prevalent in these ...

Monday, February 25, 2013

So How Are Those Cuts Coming Along?

Are we quite sure these things work?When we left on our two year sabbatical at the start of 2011, public spending was running at an annual rate of £700bn (Total Managed Expenditure). Now we're back and the most recent official figures say it's running at £674bn (2012-13). So that's a cut of around £25bn in just two years. Fantastic!Hmm... given what we know about previous cuts programmes, that actually sounds a bit too fantastic. Perhaps we should...

I have oily skin. By the end of the day, my face will be oily enough to be a non-stick pan. I tried a "red-carpet worthy" treatment that uses a patented Plasma Magic Gel to achieve glowing skin by reducing sebum, reducing pore size and brightening the overall skin tone.Can't start without double cleansing first, followed by exfoliation. Then the Black Magic ™ is performed, a intense pulsed light treatment, followed by a custom blended mask with...

Sunday, February 24, 2013

The Secret World in Japan

The creativity of the Japanese remains unrivaled. My favourite TV show on Sundays used to be the Japanese "Change change change" talent show. Almost every contestant left me in awe.Expectedly, the fuzoku (commercial sex) industry in Japan is just as creative, just by the sheer number of choices. This facet of the Japanese intrigues me. It is a world in which men live out their wildest fantasies, yet they are set in the most 'blah' spaces of everyday...

Sure Enough, Two Years Later...

That's the Xmas presents sortedIt took a whole lot longer than expected, but the book is finally written and published. Hurrah! Imaginatively entitled Burning Our Money, it's available now from Biteback, Amazon, Waterstones, and all good booksellers.BOM the book draws together everything we've learned about government waste during six years of blogging it. The themes will be familiar to regular readers of the blog, but the book explores the issues...

Saturday, February 23, 2013

WINNING NOTIFICATION //Season's Greetings

from: Mrs.AnnaLauren@australia-lottoboard.com reply-to: mr.mattew_paul@rocketmail.com to: date: Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 12:32 AM subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION //Season's Greetings WINNING NOTIFICATION //Season's Greetings ...Dear WinnerYour Email Address have won $5 million  from Australia Email Promo 2013.CONTACT EVENT MANAGER:Name: Mr Mathew PaulOur United Kingdom OfficeEmail:mr.mattew_paul@rocketmail.comContact him with your information bellow:Name:Country:Age:Telephone number:You are to contact him for the direction...

PRIVATE MESSAGE

from: Samora Joseph <comehereezra@gmail.com> reply-to: samorajoseph_ecobank@ymail.com to: date: Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 6:24 AM subject: PRIVATE MESSAGE :  Important mainly because of the words in the message. From: The Manager,United Bank For Africa GhanaAtico Junction Branch Accra,Ghana.Tell: 00233242761062.Reply to: samorajoseph_ecobank@ymail.comHello Dear,I got your contact during my search for a reliable,...

CAN YOU BE HONEST WITH ME?

from: Barrister Williams White (Esq) <billy@olleh.com> reply-to:  barr_wwhite01@superposta.com to: date:  Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 5:39 AM subject:  RE: CAN YOU BE HONEST WITH ME? I, AM BARRISTER WILLIAMS WHITE, & CO.CHAMBERS, L.L.B.L.L.M B.L LEGAL PRACTITIONERS, SOLICITORS AND CONSULTANTS, MEMBER DRAFTING COMMITTEE 1995.PLOT 121, NIGERIA LAGOS.Dear Friend:I am Barrister Williams White... Calling from Nigeria West Africa. I am Barrister Williams White, English speaking Beninoise, Solicitor and Financial Attorney/Consultant....

INVESTMENT MATTER

from: Margaret Sawers <info@office.com> reply-to: sawersmargaret422@rocketmail.com to: date: Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 4:05 AM subject: INVESTMENT MATTER :  Important mainly because of the words in the message. I am Margaret Sawers from Australia married to Robin Sawers an Australian who worked with a Saudi Arabian oil company.I am writting you in view that we can be of great assistance to each other.Also...

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

from: Mrs. Agnes James <IjamesG@violin.ocn.ne.jp> reply-to:  agnesjames509@yahoo.es to: date:  Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 12:56 AM subject:  PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONmailed-by:  violin.ocn.ne.jp From The Desk Of Mrs. Agnes James Bill And Exchange ManagerForeign Remittance Dept Bank of Spain. Western EuropeAttention: Sir/Madam,I sourced your email from a human resource profile database in the chamber; my name is Mrs. Agnes James, an account officer to late Mr. Morris Thompson from Spain who is a Gold merchant...

PLS GET BACK TO ME

from: Mrs.Ma Kim Choong <MaKimchoong.org@vh.oyihost.com> via strumtek.com.ua  reply-to:  2492366959@qq.com to: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx date: Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 10:04 PM subject:  PLS GET BACK TO ME mailed-by:  strumtek.com.ua Attn:Pardon my mode of communication.I am Mrs. Ma Kim, the wife of Mr. Choong founder of many Korean leadingcompanies but having problems with the government and executives of theirconglomerate on corrupt allegations leveled on my husband, which arebasically untrue....

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

from: Agent Chris Swecker <info@fbi.gov> reply-to: mr.daniel_alfred1@yahoo.cn to: date: Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 4:53 PM subject: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber Crime Division J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington DC Dear Beneficiary, Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization. This ended 3 days ago. It is obvious that you have not received...