Back in the 1960’s Colonel Sanders of fried chicken fame allegedly tried to breed chickens with three legs for his restaurants.
The recent heatwave has got everyone hot under the collar – none more so than MP’s keen to reject a pay RISE.
The Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson comes across as pretty credible when making speeches, but he can be let down by his friends. Last month he made a major speech in Parliament to overcome public scepticism and persuade the EU to allow cultivation of Genetically-Modified crops.
Retailing is tough and everyone is toughening-up – even the John Lewis Partnership, much-admired owners of Waitrose.
Owen Paterson has told the FSA to investigate claims that regular warnings of horsemeat entering the food chain were ignored.
The revelation that up to 29% of the meat in economy beefburgers is horsemeat was great news for everyone who likes a good joke.
Starbucks paid only a paltry £8.5 million in corporation tax on £3 billion of sales over 14 years.
After July’s unwelcome hike in inflation the Bank of England relaxed a bit in August as the inflation rate slid back a point or so.
Staying out of the Eurozone was the best decision the last government was ever forced to take.