Milton Friedman is a big fat idiot

OK, so I've only read the first page of Capitalism and Freedom but it was so horrifyingly, deliberately wrong, so riddled with polemic and prejudice that I'm not sure I want to read the rest. What got my goat? The mindnumbingly crass statement that social democrats are unable to see the connection between politics and economics.

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Is this man seriously contending that a group of politicians who trace their beliefs back to Marx, who care about things like class and the redistribution of income, a political movement which is in many ways underpinned by economics fails to make the connection between politics and economics? Its wrong, just plain wrong. Ignorant polemical garbage. The economics in here may be fantastic, but if that's how he sees the world then there are some serious gaps in the understanding of this nobel prize winning economist.

I guess this is what happens when you get a nobel prize. You can spout your mouth off and no editor will say 'Milt, you couldn't take a moment to check your facts could you?'.

A big hello to all the successful applicants

I've had emails from a few of next years successful candidates, but today I got the details of my student mentees. Here's how it works, each student here is assigned a student from next years class. We're then available to answer questions, provide advice and generally be useful. This time last year I surprised my mentor by living in Oxford and trying to take him to the pub - most people just exchange email.

Anyway, since I imagine they'll be dropping in today welcome to the MBA Experience to my two mentees. I promise, you're gonna love it here.

Random thought... Maybe I could redesign this blog like the cover of Are you experienced? Or maybe I should get on with the jobhunt.

Top notch comics

I found Scary go Round from the links on the Something Positive website. It's fantastically English, set in what's probably Yorkshire and has just the right amount of surrealism, wierdness all round good stuff to keep me reading. I also love the artwork and fact that each and every character clearly has a fantastic taste in music. Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Mark and Lard. In a dark alley. Somewhere near Doncaster. Probably. Good stuff.

It's predecessor Bobbins looks pretty good too.

New Material, New Look

OK, this blog has now been coverted into a big HIRE ME PLEASE sign. Well, that's not quite true. I plan on being incredibly picky about my future employers. So if you're a fantastic company, with a great working environment and an ambition that includes the words 'world', 'leading', 'beating', 'domination', 'unrivaled', 'exceptional' or anything else of that ilk I may be interested.

Gone to Texas

Well, not yet. But in a few weeks my better half (much better two thirds?) will be off to Austin Texas. Her New Business Development Team's business plan has been selected to represent the Said Business School at Mootcorp. I think they've got a chance of winning. This opinion is based on nothing more than the number of 0's in the business plan, the incredible return and the fact that, as they keep saying "This is real, it exists"

I'll tell you more once its ready to be public knowledge. In the mean time my own teams' business plan for Heritage Theatre is pretty much there. Plan is to submit on Tuesday. Meanwhile if you've got a few hundred thousand pounds and would like to turn it into many more through an investment in not just a great business, but something of cultural significance get in touch.