“It is now a news story that a not British firm, which did not operate in Britain and does not, which is not resident in the UK, domiciled in the UK, has no permanent establishment in the UK, did not and does not pay tax in the UK.”

I must admit to being baffled as to why this is a news story. Nobody did anything wrong or even out of the ordinary.

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"Daddy, what did you do in the Great War?"

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The best business schools now recruit people with both experience of industry and teaching ability. (…and so does my university, which is how I’m there. However, since the business school is only in its second year, it might be a while before we catch up with Harvard…)

Japan is more low-tech than you might think.

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Eat breakfast cereal? Lefties think you're scum.

The puzzle book that drove the country to madness. (I bought a copy in a charity shop for £1 the other day. Yes, I know they found the hare.)

Woman ends up in hospital after "confusing builder's foam with her hair mousse".

23 people getting too offended.

There is precisely one commissioned ship in the US ( Read more... )

The Cold War historian Robert Conquest has died. Second obituary.

The Tornado is still a useful combat aircraft.

The antirant - "What an amazing time to be alive!"

Global median income doubled between 2003 and 2013. Global income inequality declined over the same period.  Absolute poverty rates have fallen around 80%. Understanding why is very ( Read more... )

Accenture to scrap the annual performance review. I worked for a similar big professional services firm for 15 years. I’ve been an appraiser and obviously an appraisee. Nothing was more harmful to performance, morale and bottom line profitability than the annual performance review system.

When Jeremy Paxman repeatedly asks an evasive politician the ( Read more... )

"Sepp Blatter deserves Nobel Prize" says Vladimir Putin.

The Complete Blake's 7 Costume Index

Total respect to the owner of this Porsche 918 Spyder.

Really nicely done Star Trek fanvid set to William Shatner singing* Pulp's 'Common People'. (* Maybe singing isn’t quite the right word. If you’re familiar with Mr Shatner’s musical career, you know what ( Read more... )

Do 3D films make you dizzy - or is it just your imagination? (By neuromancer.)

A clever idea for those of us who scribble lots of things in notebooks. (Thankyou na_lon.)

Our solar system is a vortex…

...as is our galaxy.

Did Frederick Forsyth work for MI6?

Don't blame the Germans, blame the Euro.

Yet another mostly muslim child abuse horror story.

The ten ( Read more... )

Nice little collection of AVRO Vulcan photographs.

Sajid Javid is probably a better politician than standup comedian, but nevertheless this is quite funny.

Wearing skirts is considered to be indecent in Morocco...

...and in Plymstock, Devon.

Strange tales from the bad old days of search engine optimisation.

How much did the coalition government manage ( Read more... )

Really, really bad eyebrows.

Social Justice Warios

How to get rich from tidal energy.

How come Jeremy Paxman is allowed to ask tough questions but Kay Burley isn't?

The Pecking Disorder

Tblisi flooded. Zoo animals escape. Hilarity (and some terror) ensues.

Remember last month when New York was underwater? No?

The Social Mobility and Child Poverty ( Read more... )