16/12/2002
I'm sorry if I am being a tad quieter than usual however though the markets might be boring we are working on our Muppet of the Year awards aswell as sorting out a first all day seminar in January.
News wise its all very boring. Will they or won't they send Saddam the 52nd Exxon airborne for Xmas. Poor old Supertone would love to send the BP sponsored marines out to join the fun but it seems the Treasury hasn't set aside enough money and is short of £500 mio.The difference has to be made up by defence cuts but considering that the armys guns, tanks and radios still need upgrading for the desert conditions this is somewhat concerning. British soldiers do however have relective strips on their uniforms to stop them falling victim to " friendly fire " though this does also make them susceptible to iraqi snipers. I still hear rumours that the average squaddie feels the best wat to avoid being shot at by the Americans is to fight on the other side!
A Church of England Bishop is in hot water for saying that Jesus was an asylum seeker, born to an unmarried mother and that the three wise men were part of an assassination plot. Obviously I find it hard to take a man who wears a dress seriously but considering Xmas was initially a pagan festival I dont think we really need to take it all too literally. I suggest the Bishop of Lichfield stick to what he is supposed to do; and no I dont mean play around with choirboys!
I love a rant on a Monday.
Harry