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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Budget – Big, Bad, Bold or Beautiful?

This afternoon we finally had the Emergency Budget that everyone had been tensely waiting for. A cloud of trepidation filled the Commons as the young, (well 39); Chancellor who many feared could not deliver such a budget got to his feet.

As someone who was critical of “Boy George” I must say he delivered his speech with courage and conviction. It was a fine performance and blew away many of the doubters. But what of the content?

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Imagine That!

Here at Coreco Towers we have been enjoying the exploits of our “semi-official” world cup team. Never mind dismal England, what about the pride of New Zealand? Chosen before the competition in part because of our unhealthy obsession with the brilliant Flight of the Conchords and part because our corporate colours match, yesterdays heroics just shows what smaller teams / companies can achieve against the so called “big boys”.

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We All Need A Fix Sometime

Someone told me the other day that I don’t seem to be as controversial as I used to be. I don’t think that is strictly true but maybe I have mellowed slightly now I am in a better work environment. I don’t generally believe in being controversial for the sake of it just to get headlines, but perhaps not being as young or as angry as I used to be has dampened my revolutionary ardour?

I must try harder.

Anyway, I was going to write a bit about fixed rates and the fact that I still think not enough people are taking them.

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