Friday, June 24, 2011
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Kenny pledges no income tax increase in budget - The Irish Times - Thu, Jun 16, 2011
Kenny pledges no income tax increase in budget - The Irish Times - Thu, Jun 16, 2011
You read it here. Let's check this again at Christmas.
He's probably being circumspect. Every indirect tax you can think of will be put up. And they are highly regressive. Regardless of income you pay the same VAT, parking charges, etc etc.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Fear No More by William Shakespeare
Fear no more the heat o' the sun;
Nor the furious winter's rages,
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages;
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney sweepers come to dust.
Fear no more the frown of the great,
Thou art past the tyrant's stroke:
Care no more to clothe and eat;
To thee the reed is as the oak:
The sceptre, learning, physic, must
All follow this, and come to dust.
Fear no more the lightning-flash,
Nor the all-dread thunder-stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
Thou hast finished joy and moan;
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust.
No exorciser harm thee!
Nor no witchcraft charm thee!
Ghost unlaid forbear thee!
Nothing ill come near thee!
Quiet consummation have;
And renowned be thy grave!
Nor the furious winter's rages,
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages;
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney sweepers come to dust.
Fear no more the frown of the great,
Thou art past the tyrant's stroke:
Care no more to clothe and eat;
To thee the reed is as the oak:
The sceptre, learning, physic, must
All follow this, and come to dust.
Fear no more the lightning-flash,
Nor the all-dread thunder-stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
Thou hast finished joy and moan;
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust.
No exorciser harm thee!
Nor no witchcraft charm thee!
Ghost unlaid forbear thee!
Nothing ill come near thee!
Quiet consummation have;
And renowned be thy grave!
Friday, June 10, 2011
In the context of...
In the context of...
Another cursed phrase is sentenced to be committed to the bank of expressions that must qualify as the most overused, clichéd, hackneyed and downright annoying idioms that just keeps cropping up in the political and economic discourse that holds sway.
I’m always suspicious of its use. What does it really mean? Surely in the context of sensible and reasonable debate it is just not necessary. In the context of trying to communicate in an interesting and meaningful way surely one should endeavour to embroider their words with something colourful, different and even poetic. Oh no, in the context of lazy, overused, unimaginative discourse it just keeps being repeated to the point of a needle, in the context of vinyl recordings, being jammed in the groove.
Good Lord, in the context of Christian mercy please deliver us from the awful phrase that in the context of human history never has such an expression been used so much and meant so little.
So in the context of concluding my tirade and in that context can I make an appeal to all those that, in the context of meaningful communication; that those who wish to communicate concisely and intelligently, please in the context of solidarity with your fellow humans stop using such an overused, verbal convolution.
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