Opinion

I have in fact been surprised at the claims for expenses that MPs have been making. In fact more than shocked. And the backlash will be felt on the back of the backlash of the economic downturn.

If there is something that I also felt however is that a felling of optimism. Part of the old regime died in the economic collapse and it seems politicians are talking reform tonight with Jeremy Paxman at a level that would have been laughable a month ago perhaps. So in both cases perhaps the bang is nasty and has had a very negative effect but maybe it was necessary. I think it may have hurt the wrong people but they are merely casualties of a war on greed. Greed is a common denominator here and the working classes are not exempt from their greed in the housing market fuelling the demand and inflated price rises.

Ok I jumpt off my soap box for a moment, caught up with some ciudade de homens following the street kids in brazil by way of a series from the creators of ciudade de dios city of god. Cool I was disappointed as I was expecting similar to the popular film. But the series has merit and every episode a kind of message Confucius would have been proud of.

Posted by calvin crane