Public money used to stop public having a greater say in policing - Telegraph.Don't ask whose money it is. Our public officials certainly don't think it's ours. Listening to "The World at One" as I drove along the M56 today,...

That would be Jerry Reed's "You make it, They take it" Income tax man’s a-knockin’ at my door And yellin’ money, money (money-money-money) Income tax man’s a-yellin’ for some more Money, money (money-money-money) [Chorus] ‘Cause when you make it they take it (money-money-money) You make it they take it (money-money-money) You make it they ta-a-a-ke it, they...

Money is still easy for the public sector. For all the talk of cuts, tight and tough public spending conditions and the need to rein in, the monetary easing has all been concentrated on providing huge sums of borrowed money for the public sector at interest

There is no government money. There is taxpayers' money and there is borrowed money. Obnoxious wastrels such as Charlie Gilmour can riot but tax receipts of £548bn and public expenditures of £697bn means his misplaced sense of entitlement is unaffordable.There is no fairy gold. The money belongs to the people.

Aristotle was right: you can’t make money out of money Amazing really: entirely missing the point that we all did start making money around 1750 when we did realise that as money has a time value you can indeed make money out of money. Next week, Ritchie’s GP wife lectures us on why Galen is

Its a pleasing change to blog about public representatives who are making a public demonstration of their recognition of the contempt in which elected politicians are currently held. The 9 Conservative Councillors on Powys County Council have decided not to accept any increase in their pay for next year. Some will arrange not to receive the money, and others will donate the money to local charitie...

We learn today that LLoyds TSB has to pay a large fine to the US authorities for its conduct over money transfers and sanctions. If this were private shareholder money it would be a matter for them to hammer out with their Directors. Now this bank has taken substantial

In spite of its grand opening on 28th June, the woeful financial situation at The Public in West Bromwich persists according to this morning’s Express and Star. Whoever thought that this project would cease guzzling money from the public purse...

This morning Tom Harris MP proposed that the Howden and Haltemprice by-election was a monumental "waste of public money" of the order of "two hundred grand". I differ; it is well worth it. Tom's being rumbustious, so let's have a meme. "The best £200k waste of public money you can think of". I'll tag: Gavin Whenman Miss Wagstaff Mark Pack The Winchester Whisperer Sadie at the Tavern Hamish Donal B...

After the degree, I took a one-year contract as a research assistant because I hadn’t decided what to do with myself. It was an income, not a great income even by the standards of the day, but far better, in relative terms, than my father would have made at that age. So life was good, money came in every month, money went out every month. I bought my first really-good SLR camera, on credit. ...