Category Archives: General

General posts about the site and its operation.

Heads or tails? AV or not, at the toss of a coin.

Posted on 03/05/2011 by

I have, perhaps, given over too much of my ever dwindling brain power to the AV debate. As much as anything, I have been trying to decide if there really is merit in the proposed system of ranking candidates in … Continue reading →

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Immigrant entrepreneurs head for home

Posted on 28/04/2011 by

The Kauffman Foundation in the U.S.A. has published a report today that has found that “high-skilled immigrant entrepreneurs from India and China are leaving the United States by the tens of thousands each year”. And the main reason – better … Continue reading →

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19th century rail links let down the North East

Posted on 28/04/2011 by

Photo courtesy of FreeFoto.com A couple of days ago my friends at the Bdaily Business Network Northeast inadvertently “set me off on one”. An article had been posted about a very commendable programme offering start-up funding to rural start-up and micro-businesses … Continue reading →

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Today’s GDP announcement

Posted on 27/04/2011 by

Photo courtesy of H. M. Treasury I suppose that the best thing we can say about this morning’s announcement on Q1 GDP (still 0.5%) is that there weren’t really any surprises. The economy is still very much dependent on its … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Pontacks Coffee Shop

Posted on 26/04/2011 by

There’s nothing really new about social networking, only the way in which we do it. Today we use Facebook or Twitter and a range of online forums and communities to talk about the things of most interest to us, make … Continue reading →

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