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Xmas Appearances
Any cricket fans out there, I will be commentating on Test Match Sofa this evening on the 4th Day of the Melbourne Test - not that there is much left to commentate on - from 1115 pm London time ... And I'll be appearing at the Bedford Corn Exchange this Thursday...
Nelly Is Pet Of The Week
Lola and Ferdie's labradoodle Nelly is Boomerang TV 's Pet Of The Week [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il0y5Hb09MI[/youtube]
A 4-Point Plan To Revive Boxing
From 1% Inspiration, The Guardian's Pick Of The Web last week (ending Oct 30, 2010) The once-great sport of boxing is not what it was. Except for a small pool of loyal fans, and the occasional high-profile bout, such as the upcoming Haye-Harrison contest, the public...
One Percent Inspiration
I have started a new blog called One Percent Inspiration. I seem to get a lot of ideas, some of them are probably rubbish and some all right. But rather than just scribble them on scraps of paper I thought a blog would be a good place to log them. So the idea is that...
Latest Moneyweek andFrisby’s Bulls And Bears
I look forward to the day when I have some exciting comedy news to post on here. Like a TV or radio commission. But, for now, here are links to my latest Moneyweek articles and my latest podcasts. An interesting interview with Gordon Blankstein of Andover Ventures...
The Currency Of The Free
My essay 'Why Gold Is The Currency Of The Free?' was published by Financial Sense yesterday. You can read it in full here. It even made the front page: And I had this email about it from a reader: Your article, The Currency of the Free, is the BEST article I have EVER...
3 New Episodes of Frisby’s Bulls And Bears And A New Piece For Moneyweek
'Sell in May and go away. Come back on St Leger's Day,' runs the old City maxim. It was St Leger's Day last week. Should we be getting back into the stock market? Find out my views here ... Meanwhile, we have 3 new Frisby's Bulls And Bears: With Ian Gordon, the Long...
My new watch
I recently bought a new Ebel Brasilia watch on ebay which I am quite proud of. I showed it to my mother's rather camp, Italian friend , who, after studying it closely for a few moments, declared, 'You are too short for such a big watch.' I had never before thought...
Gold Report Published
Moneyweek have published my latest gold report. You can find out more here And, if you like, you can read my latest for Moneyweek
Madness In The Fast Lane
In 2008, BBC cameras filmed two Swedish sisters throwing themselves into traffic on the M6. When it was shown on BBC One, nearly 7 million viewers were glued to their screens, and millions more watched it later on YouTube. The footage was shocking. One previewer wrote...