Those 1200 World Cup Construction Workers Deaths

A rather excellent piece on the Radio 4 website which demonstrates how to not only dig behind the statements (The ITUC were including all workers in Qatar, not just those on the World Cup) but also why it's worth looking at better rather than perfect (Indians in Qatar are less likely to die than Indians in India).

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Barclays to cease charging interest!

Now that Barclays Bank has been more or less taken over by Arabs, will Barclays' mortgage borrowers be able to refuse to pay interest, seeing as of how one of the ground rules of Islamic investing is that you aren't allowed to make a profit from money-lending?

Which considerate mortgage borrower would want the owners of their mortgage lender to go to Hell*?

* Or whatever the equivalent is in Islamic mythology.

Britain's biggest property deal

Some chaps called the Candy Brothers have shelled out £1,ooo million for a 12.8 acre site in a prime London location.

£1,000 million ÷ 12.8 acres = £78 million per acre
£78 million per acre = £16,000 per square yard
£16,000 per square yard = £12 per square inch

In other words, they could have bought 12.8 acres of agricultural land for about £50,000 and covered the whole area two inches deep in £1 coins for much the same overall cost.