by Tom | Aug 1, 2012 | Google+
Neat summary of what's required to dig us out of our economic hole.1. Take the hit from writing down unpayable household and sovereign debts.2. Borrow at today's historically low interest rates to fund infrastructure projects (and therefore jobs) which will...
by Tom | Aug 1, 2012 | Google+
Maybe a little shrill, and uses fewer rather less often than he should, but this is a spot on summary of why we should decriminalise all drugs, based on the Portuguese experience.
by Tom | Aug 1, 2012 | Google+
Avoiding shark attacks (and lots more of interest about sharks).Summary don't wear "yum-yum yellow"."Don’t swim at dawn or dusk, when many sharks feed. Don’t swim in murky water, especially near river mouths. Don’t urinate in the water, or...
by Tom | Aug 1, 2012 | Google+
Neat summary of what's required to dig us out of our economic hole.1. Take the hit from writing down unpayable household and sovereign debts.2. Borrow at today's historically low interest rates to fund infrastructure projects (and therefore jobs) which will...
by Tom | Jul 31, 2012 | Google+
Are energy companies also dying?Equally fascinating and worrying article from Rolling Stone which describes the fossil fuel energy companies as dying. The theory being that they can't burn their known reserves without causing extreme global warming and...