January 2012
4 posts
Ethical Capitalism
Hello! Here in Smolensk butcher shop, I have be ponder complex brain-crippling paradox of ethical capitalism.
This inevitably make me think of Harry Redknapp.
Recently, we discover what UK Coalition politicians mean when they mention this difficult concept. Business Secretary Vince Cable seem plenty head-slap furies when watch chief executives share wives, secretaries, amusing golf anecdote, but...
In Praise of IDS
Hello! Here in Smolensk butcher shop we plenty admiration for welfare reformer Iain Duncan Smith.
IDS! That face he do when talk about poor: stare towards heaven like St Francis of Aseesaw. Apparently he perfect this look in ‘90s, whenever he in Maastricht rebel photoshoot and is goose by Theresa Gorman. And he got same saintly expression when he tell bishops they not stick up for poor by say...
Royal Yacht? Why not!
Hello! Here in Smolensk butcher shop, Yuri is make favourite boil beef pie.
I say boil beef. Actually, it old boot he find by canal. But Yuri special technique mean it plenty goodness. He simmer in hot salty water for three week. Then, when boot tender, he place big wrinkly mushroom inside, and wrap whole thing in special dough he use to make shoe pastry.
Mushroom inside Yuri confection resemble...
Executive Pay: the Smolensk Way
Hello and Happy New Year! Here in Smolensk butcher shop we recover from celebrate Christmas. This for us is feast with two backs. We do Western Christmas, 25 December to 6 January, then Orthodox from 7 January onward. However, we now plenty recoverment from spiritual state of fortnight’s alcoholic catatonia, and give view on vexating question of how decide what people is get pay.
Few year ago,...
