There is something richly satisfying in watching someone who is behaving like an absolute twat, sit unsuspectingly in chewing gum…
Received a letter from Talk Talk Direct this morning, a company I have had no dealings with since 2001. Slightly surprised to find them setting up a direct debit in my current account - phoning the customer sevice number, I’m held in limbo to the dreadful and inappropriate accompaniment of some dirge by Primal Scream for 45 minutes before giving up in disgust. Needless to say, this is one company I will be doing no business with whatsoever in the future.
Zac Goldsmith, Tory candidate for Richmond Park and benefactor of a multi million pound UK property portfolio administered in what can only be described as a ‘slightly unusual’ fashion from the Cayman Islands protests that he has barely benefited at all from the arrangement. Tory Central office robustly declare that it is a “private matter”.
Fact is, his non-domiciled tax status frees him of the obligation to pay capital gains tax or inheritance tax on these properties. Fact is that even the shadow chancellor is campaigning to have this loophole closed. Fact is he’s an old school chum of David Cameron’s….
News of the World Sports reporter Matt Driscoll was this week awarded an unprecedented £792,000 for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination by a tribunal.
By some peculiar oversight, the story has not been widely reported in the media - I wonder, could that be because the News Of The World is, like so many other media outlets, owned by Rupert Murdoch? - or could it be because the bullying editor in question was one Andy Coulson, currently employed as communications chief for none other than the prime minister in waiting, David Cameron… lovely people, it’s really going to be a blast…
Commentator: “…and United have totally dominated the game, surely it’s only a matter of time before the floodgates….oh…and Beksitas have scored…”
An(other) utterly tedious and self indulgent performance with zero end product from ‘united’ then. And by the way, losing control of the ball and running into the nearest defender’s arm before hurling oneself to the ground does not constitute a ‘stonewall penalty’.
