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Election 2015 – How it looks from a far country

Sterling leapt by 2.88 cents  in one mighty overnight bound as the UK’s sensible electorate undid all the damage which the rudderless English parties had been causing over the past few weeks. Cameron lacks leadership qualities, has a weak chin and the voters appear to have decided yet again, quite rightly that he can not […]

Examples of favourite mistranslations courtesy of Tongue Tied

With thanks to Richard Hale at Tongue Tied. From the famous claim to an unsuspecting Chinese public that “Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the dead” to the hotel in Japan that invites you to “take advantage of the chambermaid” we have all seen bad translations in action. We’re not going to preach as […]

Quoted Micro 8 April 2019

NEX EXCHANGE SG Recruitment (SGRL) says that trading in the six months to December 2018 trading was in line with expectations and the previous six months period. There was cash of £31,000 and loans of £126,000 from holding company, Gulf Healthcare Holdings Ltd. A further £1.2m can be borrowed from Gulf. Forbes Ventures (FOR) sold […]

Smiths Group – Good Performance As Profits Fall

Smiths Group plc SMN  delivered another good performance in the first half with sustainable growth according to the Group Chief Executive or further good growth if you believe in the highlights. If you believe in the statistics this meant a 2% rise in revenue leading to 1% falls in pre tax profit,, profit after tax […]