Help! My bank is run by idiots

I have just received my monthly statement from the co-operative bank. Enclosed with it is the above booklet. It explains how they will be increasingly lending on 'environmental' issues from £400 to £1bn.
They are also campaigning to keep tar sands out of Europe. In addition , they are working in conjunction with WWF.
Woe is me; since I no longer work, I am not attractive to any other bank, so probably can't change to a more sensible bank.  What can I do? Feeling very frustrated.

A 32-year old mum, Emma Mitchell, has been ejected from a council office for trying to breast feed her baby. The reason? The office is 'multicultural', and the sight of junior getting his lunch is offensive to Muslims. Do you think that the council would ban the wearing of the hijab for a similar reason?
No, me neither.

I now seems fairly certain that Greece will default from the Euro. It is also becoming obvious that Italy is in a pretty rocky state too. And the Republic of Ireland is simmering quietly. How soon before someone begins to describe this continent-wide collapse as 'The European Spring'?

Throwing Granny to the Wolves

The News of the World was the one newspaper which my mother refused to have in the house, because of the high smut content which was its stock in trade (in those days it was  known familiarly as the Dick and Dagger).  Now it is is being sacrificed in order to save the wider interests of the Murdoch Empire.

Will  it work? I suspect not. There is the little matter of police bribery to be investigated. there are numerous civil suits pending. There is the damage to Cameron (he is personally involved with most of the News International players). There is the distant possibility of a Proceeds of Crime action. Could this be Cameron's Profumo moment? we shall see.

I was about to say say something sceptical about Piers Corbyn's volcano/earthquake prediction, but I am holding my breath while Mt Hekla decides whether or not to make an exhibition of itself.

Lib Dems=Lib Deads?

More storm clouds on the horizon for Mr Clegg. The Lib Dems have just lost their deposit in the Inverclyde by-election with only 2% of the vote (627 people supported them).

Here's a joke you may have heard already, but what the hell:

A man rings the Liberal Democrat HQ.

Man: Hello. I'd like to buy a copy of the Lib Dem manifesto.
LD:   Sorry, we've sold out.
Man: I know that, but I'd still like to buy a copy.

Do You Want to Rephrase That?

Now here's what you call truth in advertising. The poster above, on which the local branch of the Varsity advertises its pub grub, is looking a mite ill-advised in view of this news item about the same pub in the Wolverhampton Express and Star this week:

Bosses of a Wolverhampton city centre bar have been told to pay more than £8,000 after admitting “appalling” standards of hygiene.
The kitchens of The Varsity, in Stafford Street, were found to be filthy, a court was told.
Donna Richards, prosecuting on behalf of Wolverhampton City Council, said  there was a “significant accumulation of grease and food debris on the floor” during the inspection in November last year.
Buckinghamshire-based Barracuda Bars Co Ltd, which runs the venue, admitted two counts of failing to comply with food hygiene regulations at Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
The company was fined £7,000 for the two offences, ordered to pay £1,045.49 in costs and a £15 victim surcharge.