Author Archives: joelghames
The Beeb’s Breakfast
The Beeb asked the Greens (Really quite reluctantly) Since Dave was being obstinate And really quite a pr*ck. We’ll put you out with Miliband Some Scotsmen and the UKIP lot, You can line up with the rest and say “I Disagree With Nick” The Greens said “Certainly” And went on the radio, Stuck their […]
Bankers Town – The Video
Bankers Town has a video, and I’ve got to be honest, it’s awesome. It’s 2 minutes long and it’ll change your life. If it doesn’t change your life, read the book and find out why. One way or another, watch the video AND read the book and then do it all again. Oh, the video’s […]
Human Sacrifice: How Perez Failed to Win the World Cup for Argentina
The World Cup is over. A certain team won. Another team didn’t, and inevitably there will be much scratching of pundit-heads and stroking of pundit-chins in an effort to find out why. Geniuses far and wide will claim they know the answer. They will all be wrong. How do I know this? I know […]
Necromancy – The Truth About How Germany Beat Brazil
It’s the morning after the night before, and analysts all over the world are trying to get to grips with last night’s shock. For the host nation – for Brazil – to have been beaten so convincingly seems to have come as a surprise to most, but should it have done? All those analysts […]
Bankers Town is out, now
It’s been a while. I’m sorry. I’ve been busy. I thought about calling you, I really did, I even picked up the phone a couple of times, but each time other stuff came up, other things got in the way, you know how it is, right? But the other stuff is done, now. It’s here […]
The Age of the Individual
Where did it all go wrong? The age of the individual could have been a good thing. It was supposed to be a good thing, because the institutions the “individual” was supposed to be fighting against were giant soulless beasts and no one was rooting for them. The machine, the corporation, the oppressive state. So […]
Confirmation Bias
First thing you should know is that this is yet another post about being, you know, nice. Obviously, being nice isn’t very interesting and is rarely particularly amusing, so this post may struggle to achieve either. Apologies. Normal, cynical, hilarious service will resume soon. In the meantime, I’ve been thinking about confirmation bias. In case […]
Alas, Poor Google
I’ve kept pretty quiet about the whole data-theft-whistle-blowing-seeking-asylum-in-country-where-anti-government-journalists-just-get-shot mess so far for a number of reasons. Firstly, I’m not entirely sure where I stand on it. I’m not too bothered about my own personal data – hell, I hand it out like candy anyway – but I accept that other people have justifiable concerns about […]
Bankers Town
It’s all go, now. The date is set. Well, it’s almost set. Bankers Town (previously known as Without Due Care) will be launched in March 2014. There are a million things to do between then and now, but in the meantime, please like and share the Facebook page and ask anyone you know who can […]
Praise the Lord and Pass the Collateral
I read an interesting blog the other day, with a line that made me stop and think for a moment. The blog is here, and the line in question was this one: the willingness of government and regulators to allow banks to borrow among themselves on secured terms (with collateral being passed round like a […]
Inner Organs 