Transparency

Recently Mr. Brown uttered some words about the need for transparency and accountability in our economy. Yet, his government still will not reveal the discussions prior the Iraq war, nor their personal expenses. Failed bankers still get bonuses and salary increases, and a nurse and a teacher have been charged for exposing substandard practices in their hospital and school, respectively.
Words are cheap Mr. Brown.

Don't Pay Then!

 

In the last year, Britain’s top ten best-paid chairmen have led their companies to an average loss of 36%. In contrast, the companies of the 10 lowest-paid chairmen in the FTSE 100 have gained 1% in average.

We should then expect that companies with unpaid chairmen, or no chairmen at all should perform the best.

The King Must Die

Today it took me 3 hours to get home, instead of the ‘normal’ 45 minutes. During the wait, the speakers -- instead of washing us with Easter music -- bombarded us with irrelevant messages,without any indication that anyone knew what was going on.

Yesterday I needed to settle some minor matters in the post office. It took an hour. Had I done it in the bank it would have taken 15 minutes -- over the net 5.

Great institution that were once the pride of England, have not been updated to modern life and are now obsolete. The king must die. Long live the king!