Too Big to Fail? – The End of the Edinburgh University Settlement.
The Roxy Art House’s “Death Weekend” was advertised as a “celebration of death on Halloween weekend” – with parties featuring …
Tag Archives: Financial Meltdown
Scottish Independence versus Deficit Reduction.
One should look for more imaginative and certainly less painful ways to “service” the national debt than by merely sacking …
An Open Letter to Ed Miliband.
My dear Ed. I have never met you and unless you are obsessively Googling yourself in the wee small hours, …
On Edinburgh’s Libraries.
Last week, Tychy bade adieu to Edinburgh’s National Library of Scotland, after my three-year reader’s ticket finally expired. A legal …
Noctes Ambrosianae (14).
[SCENE: The Standing Order.] Tychy: Here we are… James: Thank you! Beautiful! Tychy: So who will our website be supporting …
Re-possession: Remarks on Paranormal Activity.
The home has always occupied a critical but distinctly secondary place within the American dream: after the daring of the …
British Bankers are Making Lamentable Progress on Climate Change.
By George Monbiot. A consensus has recently emerged amongst environmentalists and green activists that the British financial sector has made …
The Agency Workers (4).
Marcus De Lano was endlessly delighted with those lively Spanish kids whom the agency sent him every morning. Those handsome …
Getting serious with the Commons Treasury Select Committee.
I guess that this sort of thing is a sign that I have writer’s block. Watching the televised ”grilling” of the top bankers before …
The Agency Workers (3).
The agency once posted me to a factory at Sighthill which manufactures cat food. I had to supervise the journey …
Noctes Ambrosianae (9).
[SCENE: Morrison Street.] Tori: Hello Zbigniew. Where are you going? Tychy: Hello Victoria. I’m drinking in Diane’s Pool Hall. I …
Letter from the Man in the Moon.
Dear Tychy. Last month you solicited any articles or book reviews for your website which I could spare the time to …
Noctes Ambrosianae (8). Greed is Good special.
[SCENE: Jenners Department Store Coffee Shop.] James: I’ll have a cappuccino please. Tychy: And I’ll have a black coffee. James …
Savings.
I had coffee with James at the new Kilimanjaro cafe and we then walked around George Square to enjoy the …
Some Mothers Do ’Ave ‘Em (Unseen Episode).
[The BBC's Business Editor Robert Peston minces into the Treasury office, he trips over a briefcase, he grabs a water cooler to regain his balance, he …
