There has been a lot of press coverage regarding the Barclays tax dodging (BIG time) and their gagging of the Guardian for having these on their web site. The justification of this gagging order was that the documents were 'business confidential' and that they had not been on the interwebtubenets long enough to be considered in the public domain.
Well, the interwebtubenets being what it is... they can be found here. Scroll own for the PDF's.
They certainly make interesting reading.
The amounts run into billions. As one person pointed out, the real problem is that the UK Inland Revenue Service pay a tax 'specialist' 40k sterling. the guy behind the complex schemes earns about 40 million...
Here is the main article re the Guardian investigations.
Pass it on, it is certainly not a secret any more.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Sweet Home 3D
Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design application that helps you place your furniture on a house 2D plan, with a 3D preview.
It does what it says on the tin. Plus it is free. Here.
It does what it says on the tin. Plus it is free. Here.
Holy Bat Space
This is one story that dropped below the radar... here. Apparently the poor thing was bat-tered to death.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Why religion is bad...
The Pope's latest comments regarding condoms and Aids is unbelievable, irresponsible, and so out of touch with reality. Here.
Thought for Today
Cables. You know they are there. They lurk beneath your desk. They allow your technology to work (in theory).
Thought: Why is it that power extension cords with (for example) six sockets will usually only allow three or four devices to be plugged in? the problem is so common that I can only determine it is the fault of the extension cord manufacturers who have failed to adapt to the requirements of their users.
Thought: Why is it that power extension cords with (for example) six sockets will usually only allow three or four devices to be plugged in? the problem is so common that I can only determine it is the fault of the extension cord manufacturers who have failed to adapt to the requirements of their users.
Kingsnorth Disgrace
I used to live in the UK. This is an example of one of the reasons why I do not have any wish to live there.
Here.
Here.
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