
Does banker bashing ever get old?

I was catching up on some blogs the other evening and came across an article pointing out that facebook now reminds you that you can….
“Connect with friends faster, wherever you are.”
…and it occurred to me that there is now only one place where you can escape the constant preasure to tell the world what you’re doing…
From across the pond it seems the US authorities have had enough of the Occupy Wallstreet campaign.
While the British version is to camp outside the church and discuss the evils of capitalism over tea and crumpets the US takes a more direct approach…
“You saw what happened in Oakland, California. Oh my God, the police fired tear gas. You gotta love that mentality. They’re there with a crowd of people holding up signs saying ‘We can’t find a job,’ ‘we’ve lost our home,’ ‘we can’t pay for college,’ and they think, ‘let’s make them cry.'” –Bill Maher
Read more: http://technorati.com/politics/article/all-tent-and-no-action-youre/#ixzz1e0dOCzrG
Consumer, Corporate Greed, New York, Occupy Wall Street, Politics
In his second appearance before the Commons culture committee, James Murdoch broke down and finally admitted the true reason for not knowing anything about what went on at the News of the World.
This is why he was oblivious to the level and scale of phone hacking
This is why he knew nothing of the out of court settlements in relation to phone hacking
This is why he was staggered by the widespread use of private investigators to trail 14 year old school girls…