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Month: July 2010

US ECONOMIC POLICY IS AS MUDDLED AS ITS FOREIGN POLICY

Obama…full of it Economic and fiscal signals from the US are not so much mixed as liquidised. Although […]

John Ward July 22, 2010 Ben Bernanke, confusion, no substance, Obama, US mixed economc signals

ANALYSIS: LibDem MP attitudes harden as new poll shows vote collapse.

“Oh, f……” Grim silence on the LibDem benches as support collapses to 13%. Liberal Democrat unrest among Party […]

John Ward July 22, 2010 David Laws, libdems, Nick Clegg, PMQ gaffes., Simon Hughes, Vince Cable

PROPERTY BUST: The inevitable is upon us.

There’ve been some good Financial Times pieces on commercial property this year….but the FT will lose hits linked […]

John Ward July 22, 2010 Commercial property bubble, Jeremy Warner, paywalls, Rupert Murdoch

EVE OF STRESS TEST: IMF PILES IN WITH NEW WARNING

The IMF issued a stark warning to the Eurobanks last night: the markets don’t believe you – more […]

John Ward July 22, 2010 Breaking...IMF warns EU, lack credibility., stress-tests

MURDOCH PAYWALLS: Breaking….Further leaks vindicate Slog scoop.

Emperor without his clothes?Walls without ears spell trouble for Newscorp Two US sites are publishing details of the […]

John Ward July 21, 2010 Breaking....Murdoch paywalls scoop confirmed, Times numbers a disaster for Newscorp.

IMF: How much help will it really be when the chips are down?

A Slog investigation shows that the IMF in its current form will be irrelevant during Crash 2. The […]

John Ward July 21, 2010 Exclusive...IMF tiny in real terms, G20 selfishness and fear, Greece, lacking funds, Larry Summers, Portugal, Spain

ANALYSIS: SEC suits won’t sink Goldman Sachs – the firm’s stakeholders will.

The 83% earnings drop – and high salary costs – are doing Goldman’s reputation far more harm than […]

John Ward July 21, 2010 Elizabeth Warren, Goldman doomed by results and costs, Lloyd Blankfein fate sealed

An agnostic offers a biblical quote

I came across this reference today. Normally, I leave this sort of stuff to Dot Cotton; but this […]

John Ward July 20, 2010 31-35, Acts 4, G K Chesterton, timeless aspirations.

JON SNOW: Thoughts on the prescience of one so precious.

He may be considerably holier than yow are, but Jon Snow is both censorious and wrong in equal […]

John Ward July 20, 2010 Azarmehr, Brown's eyesight, Harriet Harman, Jon Snow, Lord Longford, Martin Smith, SWP, Winston Smith., wrong

BREAKING: DOES THE RUSSIAN BEAR NOW HAVE A HEADACHE?

Russia has trebled its rouble bond targets for July It’s possible I’m behind the music on this one, […]

John Ward July 20, 2010 Breaking...Russian debt, market concerns., monthly borrowing trebled, Putin

OPINION: Moral hazards for unethical people

It ain’t over ’til the bald prick celebrates The more the bad guys are no exception, the more […]

John Ward July 20, 2010 Blair, Blankfein celebrates, Bush, Conrad Black, Goldman getaway, Harman and Mandelson, Paulson, pyrrhic SEC victory

AIA CHANGES: Is this why the Pru management has survived?

“Holy Tuckers Batman – this might just work!” God moves in mysterious ways, and Mammon does pretty much […]

John Ward July 20, 2010 Harvey McGrath, Mark Tucker, Pru and AIA merger back on, Tidjane Thiam

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