Mr. Angry has been spending the winter months reading ‘The Fear Index: the day has come to make a killing’ by Robert Harris (Hutchinson 2011). The brilliantly told story concerns Dr. Alex Hoffmann, a visionary computer scientist, whose software turns trading patterns into gold. His artificial intelligence tracts human emotions thus predicting movements in...
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The Devil’s Deal
Brilliant, aggressive, flawed are words which only begin to describe the hero and the villain of Richard Lambert’s first brilliant novel. Weaving his extensive business experience into the story you are led through the exciting world of small company finance in a masterful way.
Calm Down Dave
In 2010 David Cameron lost an election which, according to the author, "he should have won hands down"
In 'Calm Down Dave' Tony Drury provides overwhelming evidence for his reservations about the Cameron led 'liberal lurch' of the Conservative Party.
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Mr. Angry sacks his alter ego
Mr. Angry has announced that he’s parted company with his sponsor. “Drury” he yelled in the pub “is history.” Mr. Angry was negotiating a seven day loan against his next social services cheque. “Where was he when he should have been worrying about the NHS Bill, the Greek default and the Falklands?” “Where was...
“What the Dickens” cries Mr. Angry
Mr. Angry has put aside his Harry Potter books (which he ‘borrowed’ from the local library) and started to read the novels of Charles Dickens. This was because he read in his Sunday newspaper that the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, is marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of Britain’s greatest authors...
A SME Fund: that’s for me” cries an emotional Mr. Angry
‘The Financial Mail on Sunday’ (29 January) carried a heart stopping story of this wonderful couple, Lucy and her brother Simon Price, who have sold their recycling business and have used the proceeds to set up a fund. This will provide short-term loans to cash strapped manufacturers. The £1.5m fund will make loans of...
This is a national disgrace” screams Mr. Angry
The revelation that more than 370,000 migrants, who came to the UK purporting to work or study and are now on the dole, has shocked Mr. Angry. “Here we go again” cried Mr. Angry. “That immigration minister Dolores Green calling it “organisational chaos” and “it’s all Labour’s fault.” He had to pause at this...
“Yeah! I said it was a load of b******s” cries Mr. Angry
Mr. Angry is an avid reader of reports published by the Institute of Economic Affairs (“IEA”). He was thus transfixed by their latest epistle which examines David Cameron’s attempt to create a National Happiness Index. “Here. It says he’s spent £2m on it. Think how many pubs could be saved from closure with that...
Mr. Angry worries about constitutional reform
The passing of the 2011 Fixed-term Parliaments Act has caused Mr. Angry much concern. “The Prime Minister can now not ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament and call a General Election” he observed to Mrs. Angry in a rare moment of erudition. “Coronation Street is on at 8.00pm” she replied. “We’ve got this lot...
Mr. Angry now loves illegal immigrants
Mr. and Mrs. Angry have spent Christmas in Wales. They arrived at Butlins only to find it closed. “My Missus knows a good B&B when she sees one” Mr. Angry proudly exclaimed “all paid for by the Social Services.” It was when reading the ‘Daily Post’ (‘North Wales best read daily newspaper’) that Mr....
Mr. Angry hears from Uncle Mike
Mr. Angry’s long lost favourite relative, Uncle Mike, has written to him suggesting a theme for his next blog. “Great” said Mr. Angry. “I’ll pretend I wrote it and get the pub earlier. Nobody will know.” “As the red mist descends clarity and foresight gets lost. Mr Angry seems to be at odds with the...
Mr. Angry sinks into poverty
Mr. Angry has been reading the latest report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) about the increasing gap between the rich and the poor. As befits a country where the multi-millionaire members of the Cabinet quite legitimately (but morally barren) squirrel away their wealth in off-shore trusts, the imbalance between the...
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Goodbye Dave
Tony Drury's first book in the trilogy about the new direction of the Conservative Party, where Tony reveals his very personal reasons for leaving the party after 30 years of dedicated service to it.
In his own unique way Tony is able to capture the mood of many in the party and he has had the courage to put it in print. Along the way he adds many fascinating experiences and anecdotes.
"Goodbye Dave" is a 'must read' for anyone with any political interest.
