The Bank of England’s February 2009 inflation forecast. Turns out that, despite, oh I don’t know, being the Bank of England, they know about as much as the rest of us which way we’re going. That said, it seems they might be betting on inflation when it comes to their own money.
courtesy of Iowahawk
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Eastern european stag weekend activities, researched after a friend—quite capable of appreciating “architecture or culture”—detailed his experience as an attendee of an event entitled ‘Steak and Tits’.
From pissup.com, “absolutely the place for your Stag, Hen, Sports, Divorce tour”:
STREET-FIGHTING: Hi-Ya! Kick it with your mates in a two-hour street fighting workshop with Master ‘Yoda’ Andre and his ninja team. Learn how to defend yourself in a street fight, or just impress the ladies with your flaying arms and legs.
SPA DETOX AND BEER RETOX: The perfect way to get rid of that hangover before returning to normal life. Or a great warm up for the weekend? Which ever you choose this will not disappoint.
VEHICLE VANDALISING: Stress reducer. Just imagine it’s your bosses car? Smash the s*** out some cars! Beat it, kick it, smash it to smithereens then chill out with a few beers.
KALASHNIKOV SHOOTING: Attention! Prague Pissup® proudly presents the exclusive Heavy Machine Gun offer.
PAINTBALLSKI, FOOD AND BEERS: After a debriefing in the ‘War Room’ suit up in similar jumpsuits wore by the Czech police (reinforced with added protection) and run through a maze of rooms fighting amongst your closest friends.
FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL AND BEERS
CLAY-PIGEON SHOOTING, FOOD AND BEERS
BREWERY TOUR, FOOD AND BEERS
BOWLING ‘N’ BEERS
ZORBING, FOOD AND BEERS
BOBSLEIGH, BEER AND BURGER
Northumberland ‘responsible holiday’ operator Activities Abroad customer mailout, 20/01/09:
Hello (…)
CHAV FREE ACTIVITY HOLIDAYS
According to the Daily Mail, children with middle-class names such as Duncan and Catherine are eight times more likely to pass their GCSE’s than children with names such as Wayne and Dwayne.
This got us to thinking. Are there names you are likely to encounter or not encounter on an Activities Abroad holiday? After a bit of research we came up with two lists of names.
Unlikely: Britney, Kylie-Lianne, Bianca, Tiffany, Dazza, Chardonnay, Chantelle, Candice, Courtney, Shannon
Likely: John, Sarah, James, Charles, Rachel, Michael, Alice, Lucy, Joseph, Charlotte
Nuff said, innit?
The Activities Abroad Team
Links: Telegraph | Spiked | Original blog post
(selected chapter titles from ‘Economics in one lesson’ by Henry Hazlitt)
II: THE BROKEN WINDOW
III: THE BLESSINGS OF DESTRUCTION
IV: PUBLIC WORKS MEAN TAXES
V: TAXES DISCOURAGE PRODUCTION
VI: CREDIT DIVERTS PRODUCTION
VIII: SPREAD-THE-WORK SCHEMES
X: THE FETISH OF FULL EMPLOYMENT
XII: THE DRIVE FOR EXPORTS
XIV: SAVING THE X INDUSTRY
XVI: “STABILIZING” COMMODITIES
XVII: GOVERNMENT PRICE FIXING
XIX: MINIMUM WAGE LAWS
XXII: THE FUNCTION OF PROFITS
XXIII: THE MIRAGE OF INFLATION
XXIV: THE ASSAULT ON SAVING
XXV: THE LESSON RESTATED
Taken from Dr. Chris R. Tame’s 1965 MacFadden paperback edition, fourth printing (marked “Chri$ R. Tame”)
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Proposed measures of working classness for Harriet Harman’s Single Inequalities Bill:
—sq. metres of suedette in living room
—static buildup of outfit
—scrap metal yields
—page count in pirate DVD catalogue
—hours of Jeremy Kyle watched
—hours of Jeremy Kyle participated in
—gap between wall and edge of DIY laminate floor
—bacon and egg breakfasts fried before pan washed
with apologies to Simon Heffer
