____________________________ Are we rolling over too willingly for the EU? Graham Archer thinks so. “But then, why not go the whole hog,” he writes. “Why don’t we put a price on our agreement, shake off our debt and sell all... (Continue reading)

Now that Two-Mile Borris is on a fast track to becoming the Las Vegas of Western Europe, we though it was time we focussed on the brighter side of gambling. Like giving people the chance to gamble away everything they have... (Continue reading)

Currently charged up about Electric Ireland’s ‘price cuts’, Graham Archer asks: what kind of fools do people think we’ve become when we’re offered a deal that goes…no direct debit equals no cuts equals no benefit! _______________________________ As I write, the... (Continue reading)

The Dalai Lama said on his recent visit to Dublin: “The ultimate source of happiness, peace of mind, cannot be bought by money. Billionaires are very unhappy people.” Sounds about right, but you can still see the funny side… They... (Continue reading)

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When tackling a legal expert on the causes of the banking crises Graham Archer receives meagre satisfaction – but nevertheless comes up with a killer question that goes to the nub of the problem.... (Continue reading)

Now that we’ve come through our own election turmoil (and as we wait for the series of “we didn’t know the mess was this bad” pronouncements), here are a few gems from other jurisdictions…... (Continue reading)

I remember telling a friend, a Government Minister now deceased, that I was, to quote myself exactly, “pissed off” with politicians. He replied, “I know exactly how you feel...I’m pissed off with people.”... (Continue reading)

If we think Mother Nature has it in for us this winter, spare a thought for the residents of Mt Shasta, California. In February 1959, in a single snowstorm, they experienced a snowfall 4.8 metres (15.75ft) deep.... (Continue reading)

Warren Edward Buffett, now 80, is one of the wealthiest people in the world. A noted philanthropist, he is known for his personal frugality – as well as his homespun wisdom. Appropriate to the interesting times we now live in,... (Continue reading)