Have we got our priorities right?

So greedy Sir Fred wont give up his pension: crippling a company and gaining an enormous reward for doing so is obscene and morally wrong, but not so obscene or morally wrong as the service men and women who have lost their lives in a pointless war in Afghanistan - for nothing.

Actresses get a headline on the front page of the national papers and tributes on TV and Radio, the latest war victims hardly get a mention any more.

The total so far in this campaign is 149 - now that really is obscene. Its just got to stop. Perhaps the government should put as much effort in to bringing about a resolution to this conflict as they have into trying to get back Fred's pension. This needless waste of young lives just makes my blood boil. My heart goes out to the friends and families of the victims. As for Sir Fred, perhaps he should reconsider his ill gotten gains and thank his lucky starts he wasn't on that road in Afghanistan.

L/Cpl Paul Upton, 31, Cpl Tom Gaden, 24, Rifleman Jamie Gunn, 21 and Marine Michael Laski, 21. The latest victims, who died this week in Afghanistan.

(photos from the BBC/Cornwall website)

Now there giving it away

Cornwall County Council generously gave 500 tonnes of road salt to Gloucestershire County Council who were running short in the current snowy weather. How come Cornwall CC had so much spare salt? Easy, they didn't bother to grit Cornwalls roads when it was snowy that's how. The major routes may have been done, but the minor roads certainly weren't even thouse on steep hills. Then Cornwall county council dont see to bother too much with roads around here, I reported a blocked culvert in November, it has still not been cleared and the water has now broken through the road and is running in inches deep water like a stream. The road surface has collapsed and all Highways have done is put up a sign saying "Temporary Road Surface" presumably to cover them from being sued if someone has an accident. Such is life in the Dutchy.

What's the Point?

The Bank of Englands interest rate is now 1%, for the life of me I cannot understand how on earth this helps the economy. From what I have heard Banks are now no longer interested in lending money to businesses at such a low rate as there is very little profit in it for them. Building societies who are no longer paying reasonable interest so savers wont bother to save and the Building Societies will have less money to lend. Those people who are dependant on an income from their savings have been hit severly by falling rates, who then are the winners in this situation, well in my view its the Banks, they are in a win, win situation, and who got us into this situation in the first place......

Whilst paying in a cheque recently I was asked by the cashier in the bank if I would like a financial review or some financial advice, I will let you get guess what my reply was.