OneGuyFromBarlick

Or an indictment David!

"I think we'll be cleaning up the fall out from this for a long time to come.
Said by a former head of the CIA.

Matt Hancock in an interview at about 08.15 on this morning's Today programme: `The Daily Express is an absolutely brilliant newspaper'. That tells us all we need to know about Matt Hancock!

I heard that as well Peter. I'll bet he likes the Mail and the Star. Can we guess where he stands on the Mirror?

Just heard on The News Quiz.
Lady Comedian:- "I'm quite impressed that a man of Trump's age can raise an insurrection."

Jennifer Morgan, executive director of Greenpeace International, commenting on the US returning to the climate change talks: "I think the United States needs to recognise that the world is very different than it was four years ago and enter in, in partnership and humility, not coming back in telling everybody what they should be doing, because the world's gone on."

I think she should wait to see what they do instead of lecturing from the sidelines.

Wasn't sure where to put this but I think it should belong here

I agree. My mate David Moore reckoned that all we are 'entitled' to is a pot of tea and a good bowel movement each morning. After that everything is down to us. That sound about right to me.

David Gerard, author of `Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain': Bitcoin is literally anti-efficient, so more efficient mining hardware won't help - it'll just be competing against other efficient mining hardware. This means that Bitcoin's energy use, and hence its CO2 production, only spirals outwards. It’s very bad that all this energy is being literally wasted in a lottery.

Do I need to understand Bitcoin, 'mining' and block chains?

If I were a real miner I'd be annoyed by the bitcoin fans using the term `mining' for their computer work! It's bit like when in the 1990s everybody started using the word `technology' to refer to computers rather than all the industrial processes it had previously implied.

“Rule number one: Don’t lose money. Rule number two: Don’t forget rule number one.”

“The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect.”

Warren Buffett

Heard on the News Quiz from a contestant commenting on Amazon deliveries.
"It's not deliveries any more, it's fly-tipping!"

Terry Pratchett philosophy: `Clocks are important, they chop time into manageable bits'.

Lord Fowler on announcing that he will step down early from being Speaker of the House of Lords.

“I am only 83 and unless I am careful I will not have time to start my next career.”

He's a bloody optimist! Dream on.....

Prince Harry -

" It was never walking away - it was stepping back, not stepping down "

Seems well qualified for Strictly Come Dancing.

I think he got a bit of a surprise when he found that his actions to keep Megan happy had wider repercussions than he had thought. Welcome to the real world. Yes, you're right, I don't have a lot of sympathy.

Lets face it its all about money. Our money

Money and unearned privilege Ken.

“It’s crazy that our banks and our pensions are investing in fossil fuels. These are the very things that are jeopardising the future that we’re saving for.” - Sir David Attenborough, quoted from A Life on This Planet
(I got this from the Boring Money website)

It's a strange paradox isn't it.....

Said by a NASA official giving the news about the first movements by the Mars Perseverance Rover and its ability to process data while on the move:-
"This is the first Mars rover that can walk and chew gum at the same time."

Mr Siemiatkowski (boss of buy now pay later firm Klarna): "To me it's slightly surprising to see the concern with buy now, pay later. "I'm emotionally upset when I hear comparisons to Wonga. "Klarna is very different. We've been fighting the bank establishment for years. "I'm surprised to see that there's not a more positive response."
Yes, Klarna is different - it's drawing in much younger people than Wonga did, teenagers especially, and it's in cahoots with all the big fashion firms and retailers.