Zesty Lemon

Finding words to describe my current thinking of the solidarity charade exhibited by unions today has so far been my biggest challenge of the week. Admittedly it’s only Monday and I’m still recovering from the abrasions of an indulgent weekend, but I can’t be the only one concerned about the growing unwelcome influence that they [...]

Tags: action, Alistair Darling, British Airways, Derek Simpson, George Osborne, industrial, Maslow, politics, public, recession, sector, solidarity, trade, union, Unite, walkouts

After the doom, gloom and generally rocky road the financial system has been traversing the last couple of years, I can imagine that the treasury breathed a slight sigh of relief when the balance books of bailed out banks returned to profit this week. Northern Rock and Lloyds Banking Group both saw their books hit [...]

Tags: banking, coalition, George Osborne, government, lloyds, nationalisation, northern rock, profit, recession