England would have trouble policing its borders against the redheads
of Scotland and Ireland, and the stocky dark-haired peoples of Wales, were these countries to break away from the UK.England is better off when these peoples stay at home.A post Roman, post Anglo-Saxon Britain is best for everyone.The
United Kigdom's place - meaning Britain and Ireland - in the world is
one with easy links to the continent nearby, but basically turned to the
world.The Commonwealth and North America are its natural Alli...
Thursday, 29 April 2021
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
DOWN AT THE CARE HOME
Georgie (it'll happen to us all).Georgie was beastly to this new girl, Ifrah let's call her, again this evening, so I had an amiable discussion with him. Ifrah is a pretty Somali Muslim lady (there are some) of 31 with two daughters she's not seen since arriving seven years ago and swears she'll never go back to Mogadishu. She is fully covered and looks a little like a toffee apple, all wrapped up, though today she was in canary yellow...
HOW ARE EARNINGS RELATED TO REVENUES?
HOW ARE EARNINGS RELATED TO REVENUES?QUESTIONSWhy is it that earnings can grow three times as fast as revenues?How can the bottom line grow faster than the top?OBJECTIVESThe aim is to increase the ratio of net earnings to gross revenues. And also increase earnings per share.Cutting costs and increasing productivity are ways to increase efficiency. The board could also organise to reduce the number of shares through buybacks.EXAMPLEHere's...
Saturday, 24 April 2021
IF THEY MAKE IT, IF THEY DONT MAKE IT, IT'S GONNA BE ENTIRELY UP TO THEM
Thinking about Chauvin, Floyd and the two cultures at war with each other.The culture the Black guys live in is not theirs, they are not where they are by choice and they have not been able to contribute to or become part of the so-called melting pot. And it's also true that though they were there from the start, they have watched as wave after wave of immigrants have found a toe-hold and launched themselves ahead of the black man.No explanation is offered to us other than institutional racism; and no solutions are proposed, though the UK...
Friday, 23 April 2021
REPAIR AND RESTORE, HOW THE VACCINE WORKS
The vaccine is important as it fortifies the immune system. Means the individual can fight off the virus or a least dial down its ravages. It doesn't stop there - the vaccine also builds resistance within the community. It means so many people are wearing "No Entry" signs that the virus has no way through. That's "herd immunity" and it protects everyone, vaccinated and non-vaccinated alike ... even refuseniks.But vaccination isn't enough on its own.Thailand needs test-trace-isolate-treat. To get ahead of the game. Jump on the slightest case...
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
THE MONEY IN FOOTBALL
"Greed" is the explanation for capitalism, so hardly adds
understanding to the debate. But let's take a look at debt and the
earnings to cover payments.The net reported debts include
overdrafts, bank loans, bonds, shareholder loans and finance leases,
less cash. The gross debt of Madrid and Barcelona, at €150 million each,
is a lot less than reported in the press. Arsenal is on €310 million
and Man United €550 million.Madrid has €48 million cash and Barcelona €89 million. Arsenal €117 million, though Man United has €370 million.The UEFA Financial...
ELITE SPORT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FANS
1. What is a club in any case?Not the building or the clubs or the people who represent it.Not the TV contracts, the get out clauses, the marketing dept. or the executive boxes.It's the noise, the passion and the pride in your city. It's the feeling of belonging.It's a small boy clambering up stadium steps for the first time, holding his
fathers hand and gawping at that hallowed stretch of turf beneath him and
without being able to do a thing about it, he falls in love and is absorbed.Without the fans, football will be passionless. "Will...
Saturday, 17 April 2021
INFLATION, INTEREST RATES AND ASSET PRICES
Cheap money has, of course, been the catalyst for all manner of asset price rises, and the assumption is that this cheap money is here for the foreseeable future. As Professors Marsh, Dimson and Staunton put it in this year’s Credit Suisse Global Returns Yearbook, “the policy dilemma of if, and how, to unwind these crisis measures looms large, particularly with inflation expectations hardening” – no central banker wants to be the one to choke off a recovery by tightening too soon. That means that stretched valuations, whether of shares or property...
Monday, 12 April 2021
HOW TO GET INTO THAILAND
How to get into Thailand:You need a Certificate of Entry (COE). To get a COE:SUMMARY1. Apply for a COE online2. When you’re approved, book your flight, your hotel and buy insurance3. Now, confirm your application by uploading the bookings to the same website page4. Then fly and you show all the doc.s at the airport.DETAIL1 ApplyApply here: https://coethailand.mfa.go.th/• Read the latest Thai gov stuff on this website and press "confirm"• Confirming will take you to the Registration Procedurea) First, the registration procedure is explained...
Wednesday, 7 April 2021
METHODS TO TRANSFER MONEY
To transfer big money from one account to another, within the UK. There's no point in paying for CHAPS as Faster is another digital transfer method that should arrive same day and is free.Here's a topo on ways worldwide to move money. It looks at CHAPS, FASTER, BACS, SWIFT and SEPA.CHAPS (Clearing House Automated Payment System) is for big money transfers, above say half a million and house purchases. It costs £20 (twenty pounds) though...
Sunday, 4 April 2021
Friday, 2 April 2021
MONSOON EXPECTED TO BE THE HEAVIEST IN 30 YEARS
Thailand’s upcoming monsoon season is expected to start early and see the heaviest amount of rainfall in 30 years.Thailand’s rainy season is caused by the southwest monsoon that sweeps out of the Indian Ocean with moist air heading in a north-easterly direction across the country, sucked into the void left by rising warm air over the summer Asian continent. The monsoon also coincides with Thailand’s location in the Southeast Asian...
THAI BAHT PERFORMING BADLY
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Thai baht worst performing currency Q1 2021, due to Covid-19’s effect on tourism.This week the baht hit its lowest point in half a year, falling 4% against the US dollar to 31.24. The decline was the sharpest in all of the Southeast Asian nations. The Indonesian rupiah fell 3.4% and the Malaysian ringgit fell 3.1%, while the Philippine peso and Singapore dollar dropped 1% and the Vietnamese dong basically held steady. Kyats, the...
