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After Traffic Power filed a civil claim against Aaron Wall for a comment left by someone else on his blog, I would like to confirm that, in my honest opinion, Traffic Power sucks. They've delibrately conned members of the US public out of their money and infringed copyright whilst trying to put the blame for this on their customers. As Traffic Power "Want to hear from me", I've also sent them an

By Peter The PFI (Public Finance Inititive) was originally a Tory dodge to allow the government to borrow without affecting the PSBR (Public Sector Borrowing Requirement). Gordon Brown kept it going when he took over at the Treasury. It continues to mean that - Enron-style – debt is kept off-balance sheet. But these days the key aggregate affected is PNSD (sounding like a minor Italian Political Party, but actually the Public Sector Net Deficit). Brown is seeking to keep this below 40% of GDP (or should that now be 40% of GNI?). Public Finance report that Len ...

on a wooden boat, the bows of which have been shouldering aside our rough, cold northern waves for 121 years. This is sailing as it should be: the masts are wood, the rigging rope, the sails canvas, none of the cold modernity of aluminium and sails made from crude oil residue. The decks, worn by millions of footfalls, are smooth and always warm underfoot. Inside, sitting in what was her

Here’s a TV recommendation for digital viewers: an American show based on The Apprentice. Instead of Donald Trump, this Fox version features billionaire N. Paul Todd and his company IOCOR. Except there is no N. Paul Todd, and no IOCOR - they are fictional, invented to string along a bunch of apprentice-wannabes who are set stupid [...]

Okay the three leading parties in Livingston have now chosen their candidates. Seeing as It is only just over 3 months from the general election it is hardly surprising that both the Liberal Democrats and SNP have chosen their General Election candidates, Charles Dundas and Angela Counstance respectively. Robin Cook's agent Jim Devine makes up the trio, although with the confessions he made in