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		<title>Are We Now Totally Incompetent ?</title>
		<link>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2010/03/21/are-we-now-totally-incompetent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baldy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=1966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I pose the question as in; “Are we now totally incompetent as a Nation ? The reason I raise the question lies in three recent experiences, two to do with Banks and a Motorway Service stop on the M4. Having been “off the scene” for almost 6 years looking after my parents, I wonder if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Need for a New Economy</title>
		<link>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/11/29/the-need-for-a-new-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/11/29/the-need-for-a-new-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baldy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=1669</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whilst &#8220;knocking&#8221; the Conservatives, Labour and LibDems and damning all politicians as total fools is understandable in some ways, is not the answer although it does highlight the real problem which is a lack of commercial enterprise in Britain. Since when did becoming Prime Minister or being &#8220;In the Government&#8221; represent the apex of British [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes a Country Great ?</title>
		<link>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/11/14/what-makes-a-country-great/</link>
		<comments>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/11/14/what-makes-a-country-great/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baldy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=1611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the War going on in Afghanistan, a British Government seemingly unable to make a case for our involvement in it. An American President unable to decide whether to piss or get off the pot with regard to the same, the distrust generated by the Lisbon Treaty and the general poor economic picture, there is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banking and the UK Economy</title>
		<link>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/08/04/banking-and-the-uk-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/08/04/banking-and-the-uk-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baldy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=1233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With Barclays and HSB publishing their half year profits neither of which took Government money to re-capitalize themselves but never the less have benefited from the effects of “Quantitative Easing”, there is a predictable outcry in the Media which to say the least, seems to me rather misplaced. Regardless of the rights and wrongs, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prepared Not To Be Popular&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/07/28/prepared-not-to-be-popular/</link>
		<comments>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/07/28/prepared-not-to-be-popular/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baldy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=1215</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With regard to our Service Personnel, I was just looking on the BBC web site and &#8216;reader&#8217;s comments&#8217; which overwhelmingly, support bigger and better payouts to injured Service Personnel and so forth. This is set against the background of the MOD appealing two cases of injury payments made to Service Personnel which were subsequently increased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Commercial Future ?</title>
		<link>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/07/28/a-commercial-future/</link>
		<comments>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/07/28/a-commercial-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baldy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=1211</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Of late the Chancellor Mr Darling and Bumble Brown have been banging on about the Banks needing to lend money to get the economy moving again. Whilst I hold no torch for Bankers as such but feel that we need to be sensible here and not ask them to try and participate in political decisions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Credit Card Fraud</title>
		<link>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/07/26/credit-card-fraud/</link>
		<comments>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/07/26/credit-card-fraud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baldy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=1202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past more than a decade and via various methods of payment, I have purchased goods over the Internet both personally and on behalf of &#8216;corporate clients&#8217;. Over the years I have seen the landscape &#8216;move&#8217; as it were until we have chip and pin + CV numbers. In all honesty I suspect that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuts or Just Redistribution ?</title>
		<link>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/05/03/cuts-or-just-redistribution/</link>
		<comments>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/05/03/cuts-or-just-redistribution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 11:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baldy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Without being over optimistic and regardless of where the &#8220;cuts&#8221; come which might be better termed &#8220;redistribution&#8221;, the current situation may well prove the shot in the arm that this Country needs and oddly this fits rather well with the current Global Recession. Whilst obviously Government spending must be reined in I believe we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hattie Throws Her Hat in the Ring</title>
		<link>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/04/28/hattie-throws-her-hat-in-the-ring/</link>
		<comments>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/04/28/hattie-throws-her-hat-in-the-ring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baldy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The knee jerk reaction of Labour to produce mountains of ill considered legislation is unabated by the shameful mess they have left the UKs finances in. Do we get an apology, some attempt at displaying a degree of humility ? Not on your life, all we get is possibly the most arrogant and thick skinned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A &#8216;Quick Aside&#8217; on Public Sector Pensions</title>
		<link>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/04/09/a-quick-aside-on-public-sector-pensions/</link>
		<comments>http://baldysblog.co.uk/2009/04/09/a-quick-aside-on-public-sector-pensions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baldy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://baldysblog.co.uk/?p=842</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have written before about the deplorable Bob Quick over the Damien Green Affair and Mrs Quick&#8217;s wedding car hire service run from their home:- http://baldysblog.co.uk/2008/12/21/an-early-retirement-decision/ His latest cock up was to walk into Downing Street for a meeting and clearly on show, a detailed A4 summary sheet of an on-going anti-terror operation which was [...]]]></description>
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