So term has ended. I am now back in the comforts of my familial home. For the first time in a while I have heating in abundance and a well-stocked fridge (well I went and did most of the stocking myself). While I am glad to be back, I have some lovely memories from this term- the … Continue reading »
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Employment / life / The Future
Dinner with Sir Mervyn King
So maybe I should clarify that title. Over the past couple of months I have been applying for placement positions out in the ‘real world’. Next year I will no longer be in the safety bubble that is university. I have opted to be thrown into the life of work for a year to gain … Continue reading »
Wild Weather: Why Insurance Companies Are Not Having a Good Year
A week? Two weeks? How long ago those floods seem in my mind now when in reality they were within a fortnight of today! I remember trying to get a train back to London on the first day of (what should be called) ‘the Great Floods of 2012′. The South West was completely drenched, with … Continue reading »
Christmas Lights A Go…No?
So the season is upon us- Christmas-time has arrived. With the arrival of December, households, towns and cities across the country prepare in anticipation and excitement for another festive celebration…the perfect end to what has been a very eventful year for the UK. My own home-town, as well as my university both had their Christmas lights ceremonies in … Continue reading »
Why Big Companies Don’t Make a Profit
So perhaps a light-hearted tale shall be the best way to begin. My flatmates and I decided last weekend to sit down together and share a meal; A meal of pizza. Not just any pizza; Delivery pizza. Being slightly too eager at the thought of not having to cook/having nothing better to do with our time, … Continue reading »
Welcome…
Hello! Welcome to The Economic Problem. Firstly, for those of you hoping to have stumbled upon a high-brow, intellectual sort of blog, I’m sorry to disappoint…this probably isn’t what you were looking for. What I can say is that this is more of a log of general observations about the world around us…in essence what (I think) … Continue reading »
