The Last Riddle
Hello dear Reader, I think it's time for another post where I bore you with the slow turning circle of my life. I've been back at the NAO for about 6 months or so now, which is just ridiculous; time shouldn't be allowed to go that fast. I'm pretty sure I've been working all that time, but on what I couldn't say for certain.
What with the spending cuts and all the interest in that public sector finance has suddenly gone from being like that dull guy hanging about in the corner at a party to that worrying guy in the middle of the room who is drunk and may or may not have a knife. Oh sure, there's good attention and bad, but at least we're meeting new people. Exactly what this means in the long run, I'm not entirely sure. I'm also not entirely sure that the spending cuts are needed - at first I thought they were but having looked into it a bit it seems that having large amounts of debt is something of a pattern since the 40s and doesn't seem to have done us much harm. I know that when people say we're 1 trillion in debt by counting the civil service pension is very misleading - we do have an existing liability for the pensions but what we don't count is all the future tax income, because in accounting terms you count your debts right away but your income as you receive it under something called 'prudence'. It's a bit like, if I was a county you might say I'm 200K in debt because of my mortgage, that looks terrible on the face of it, but you could, for instance, count all my future income as a present asset in which case I'm well in the black. Basically, it's confusing and if anyone is sure they are right on this they almost certainly aren't.
Hmmph. In other news my flat is almost redecorated, I'm covered in paint and a small, noisy cat is staying with me until Monday, and I'm now a fan of the music of Emmy the Great. Back before Jesusmass I paid £50 as part of a contribution for an Emmy the Great living room gig (the description is literal), but truth be told I wasn't much of a fan at that point and just did it because it was more interesting than not doing it. But since then the music has grown on me with her high, well-enunciated voice and subtle melodies. I recommend it if you have time to spare and you aren't deaf.
More people I know are in London now which is a state of affairs I thoroughly approve of. Two Saturdays ago I saw the Hot Mikado by my old theatre group Impact, and it was much better than I expected, though it still strikes me as a bit pointless as the original is better. Feeling like I hadn't spent long enough in a dark theatre, I then went to watch Submarine which is a BRILLIANT film. Go and watch it if you haven't - in fact stop reading this right now and go and watch it! Go on!
Until next time dear Reader.
What with the spending cuts and all the interest in that public sector finance has suddenly gone from being like that dull guy hanging about in the corner at a party to that worrying guy in the middle of the room who is drunk and may or may not have a knife. Oh sure, there's good attention and bad, but at least we're meeting new people. Exactly what this means in the long run, I'm not entirely sure. I'm also not entirely sure that the spending cuts are needed - at first I thought they were but having looked into it a bit it seems that having large amounts of debt is something of a pattern since the 40s and doesn't seem to have done us much harm. I know that when people say we're 1 trillion in debt by counting the civil service pension is very misleading - we do have an existing liability for the pensions but what we don't count is all the future tax income, because in accounting terms you count your debts right away but your income as you receive it under something called 'prudence'. It's a bit like, if I was a county you might say I'm 200K in debt because of my mortgage, that looks terrible on the face of it, but you could, for instance, count all my future income as a present asset in which case I'm well in the black. Basically, it's confusing and if anyone is sure they are right on this they almost certainly aren't.
Hmmph. In other news my flat is almost redecorated, I'm covered in paint and a small, noisy cat is staying with me until Monday, and I'm now a fan of the music of Emmy the Great. Back before Jesusmass I paid £50 as part of a contribution for an Emmy the Great living room gig (the description is literal), but truth be told I wasn't much of a fan at that point and just did it because it was more interesting than not doing it. But since then the music has grown on me with her high, well-enunciated voice and subtle melodies. I recommend it if you have time to spare and you aren't deaf.
More people I know are in London now which is a state of affairs I thoroughly approve of. Two Saturdays ago I saw the Hot Mikado by my old theatre group Impact, and it was much better than I expected, though it still strikes me as a bit pointless as the original is better. Feeling like I hadn't spent long enough in a dark theatre, I then went to watch Submarine which is a BRILLIANT film. Go and watch it if you haven't - in fact stop reading this right now and go and watch it! Go on!
Until next time dear Reader.