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Month: June 2010

WORLD CUP: Taking your soccer seriously

French soccer team bonding earlier this week French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold a government meeting on France’s […]

John Ward June 24, 2010 Domenech, Eric Cantona., France, Sarkozy has a problem., World cup soccer

OPINION: OUR LOVELY EU NEIGHBOURS – Corrupt, squabbling, jockeying, controlling, fiddling….and failing

Secret Italian deal to minimise North African immigrants Horse-trading on new European Bank head Franco-German move to neuter […]

John Ward June 24, 2010 EU descending into farce, Franco-German stitchups, Italian perfidy, Spanish lies, UK Tories only hope.

BUDGET ANALYSIS: Since when was paying off debt dangerously bold?

The FT is being remarkably fluffy about Osborne’s package. The Slog posts there to redress the balance…. I’ve […]

John Ward June 24, 2010 Brown wrong., Budget, FT, hopelessly in debt., Thatcher

BREAKING…Australia has new PM….and she’s a Harriet

Julia Gillard….Australia’s new Labor PM Sadly, it looks like pc is now running Australia Harriet Harman may know […]

John Ward June 24, 2010 Breaking...Julia Gillard Aussie leader, feminist, Harriet Harman, Kevin Rudd out, Leftie

EUROZONE SKETCH: Taking a leaf out of soccer’s book

The Slog’s answer to a nonsensical EU:relegation and promotion. The gonks atop the EU have decided that the […]

John Ward June 23, 2010 Chinese, EU madness, Merkel, promotion, relegation, Russians, three soccer divisions

EUROZONE CRISIS: Credit Agricole slashes Greek group forecasts as Slog eurobank analysis vindicated.

Credit Agricole dramatically cuts profit expectations, BNP Paribas downgraded. Asian markets drop on the news. The real Franco-German […]

John Ward June 23, 2010 French banks in trouble, new bank levies, Nikkei plunges, Spain rumours, usual EU muddle.

BP UPDATE: Ken Feinberg and an obvious conflict of interest.

Attorney Kenneth Feinberg The man in charge of administering BP’s rescue fund is offering claimants deals in return […]

John Ward June 23, 2010 Breaking....BP, conflict of interest., Ken Feinberg, payout fund

SKETCH: The Sanity of King George

Despite what the Left says, there were no bombs in the Budget box. It’s odd, is it not, […]

John Ward June 23, 2010 Budget, excellent result., far left and right angry, good balance, Harman, Osborne, Pound up, will hutton

Breaking….McChrystal Rolling Stone interview was well-oiled

General McChrystal Sources in the US claim that General McChrystal and his staff were drunk during that interview. […]

John Ward June 23, 2010 Barack Obama, Breaking....McChrystal 'drunk', Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone

MESSAGE FROM CAMERON TO VAN ROMPUY: "Clearance – no, never" .

The Brussels showdown with Britain may yet be overtaken by events. When it comes to a straight answer […]

John Ward June 23, 2010 Cameron, EU not listening, Hague, nasty situation by November., red line on EU, Van Rompuy.

Sunshine is good for you. Well I never.

I’ve written various pieces over the years for various publications damning the health & safety mania with sunscreen, […]

John Ward June 22, 2010 medics wrong yet again., skin cancer, sun, vitamin D

AFGHANISTAN: KARZAI REGIME ‘EXTORTED MONEY FROM US SUPPLIERS FOR TALIBAN’

Would you buy a used car from this man? Just when you thought the Karzai regime couldn’t get […]

John Ward June 22, 2010 Breaking...Afghanistan Karzai regime suspected of massive extortion racket.

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