Wee Eck's CV

Funny, but I don't seem to be hearing much from Wee Eck about his previous experience, but then again I wouldn't want to boast of having "Chief Economist to the RSB" on my CV.

Also, the Arc of Prosperity seems to be ignored as the opposition keep bringing up the new Arc of Bankruptcy.

Listening to Radio Scotland yesterday, the typical Oirish - We're not broke as we have had a 90% increase in standard of life from the 1970's and the present drop is only going to be 4% of that.

Well, 90% increase from a nothing failed state, where there was high unemployment, high taxes, and high emigration to the UK by the young at that time is maybe not such a great boast to make.

Also, without the funding from the EU (or EEC at that time), paid for by the U.K., France and Germany, the Republic of Ireland would still be in the brown stuff.

Then again, the Icelander who was saying that it was only the banks going bankrupt was not going to affect the fish in the sea, may be not, but as the value of the Krona has dropped by over half, the price of fuel in $US is going to double at the same time as the base price of oil falls. And if you can't afford to buy the fuel for the fishing boats, you can't get the fish, which even if you can get at, nobody would be able to afford.

So, where is the "light touch" on the financial institutions from the Scottish Government rhetoric last year - to blaming the spivs and criminals like Sir George Mathewson this year going to lead Wee Eck.

As he turns verbal and linguist acrobatics at his conference in Perth, he is becoming to look as effective as John McCain, with Nippy Sweetie to Palin, as they try to spin themselves out of trouble and blame anybody but themselves.

Scotlands New Puritans spinning away from Booze

The SNP lose the vote on Under 21's not buying booze, so they flood the media with a "good news story" of free school meals for P1 to P3 school children.

So where is the money going to come from? Why the cash strapped and cash castrated councils who are not able to raise the council tax to pay for this brilliant new policy plus No New Money from the government.

The Scottish SNP government have brilliantly covered their back sides by this story and "show" their empathy for the poor parents etc. etc., while dropping the councils in the proverbial. It is going to be the councils who will be blamed for the failure of the project, with Wee Eck getting the plaudits and any votes going in Glenrothes and other elections.

Brilliant, open your mouth, make promises you cannot keep, blame others for any failures and Wee Eck Rules!

Marilyne MacLaren gets her Fingers Wrapped

Not yet maybe, but the ruler is falling onto those knuckles!

Evening News Article

How long before Dawes and Cardownie ask her to spend more time with her family?

Not only has she been proven to be incompetent in this matter, but her handling of the Education Budget has not been too happy either.

From the first day in the job, she has shown a complete lack of talent, and an ability to believe every half and total untruth that has been told her.

From saying that a lot of schools have to close - to selling off the schools to "save" a non existent black hole in the budget.

But: "Cllr MacLaren said: "There are too many places, too few children and not enough money to go around.

"The main interest of the council is children's wellbeing."

As "Company Secretary of Malloy & Ball Ltd, Residential property and consultancy" Marilyne seems well capable of knowing a buck from a dollar.

Wee Eck Promises £100 Million!

Alec Salmond promised £100 million to save HBoS, and blames "Spivs" for dropping this once great company in the brown stuff.

Never mind that not only has he not got the money, even if Scotland was independent, he would be talking about twice the annual budget of the country to back up a failed business that was actually based in Yorkshire Engerlund.

And blaming the "Spivs and Criminals" in the hedgefunds for the "disaster" inadvertently slags off his new best friend Sir George Mathewson who runs one of the bigger hedge funds.

Are the wheels coming of Wee Eck's trolley?

Nope, once again, he's shot off the sound bites from the hip, a moments reflection, and the excuses come out just as fast - it's not short selling that was the problem, it's "Naked Shortselling". And of course the old mantra - "If only we ran our own affairs as an Independent Scotland............." and Wee Eck would attach his wings and fly. Levitating Porcines!

Sounds like that great USA'ism thats going around, "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig", and we at OchEye will be waiting for the next Wee Eck oink.

Brick for Brick?

When Spinning Jenny and Carclownski were on the stump pre '07 election, they promised to match Labours building record brick for brick.
So, Jenny and Steve, your bricks are not made of clay, but look suspicously brown and aromatic.

OchEye The News

When BoS, the staid old maid of Scottish banking decided to be adventurous and try and take over Nat West it was the same daftness that over took Scotland in the Darien Scheme.

Low and behold, RBS nipped in and took the prize, the BoS suddenly became vulnerable. and in stepped the wide boys from Halifax to save the day.

The model of giving out mortgages an loans at ever increasing amounts and lowering the requirements seemed to be a quick way of making bonuses oops sorry, money. This was a reasonable assumption, and the loans could be off set to other banks or "charities" in the Channel Isles.

Then bringing in the Whiz Kid from Next to run the operation was like putting a child in charge of a sweetie shop.

Little wonder that the HBoS operation was a target. The Kid didn't know which way to turn when the bullets started flying in his direction.

Never mind, a £2 million pay off, and I'm sure that he will turn up again to ruin another company.