Author Archives: Art Li

About Art Li

Briefly, I am a lawyer, keen amateur photographer, dog lover and politics junkie but not a member of any party. Full details on Biography page. Follow me on Twitter @Art_Li.

Why we’re in the shite, explained with 4 charts.

Posted on 23/09/2012 by Art Li

So here we are, double dip recession, slow growth, debt & deficit going up. Yes yes the rest of the world isn’t doing too great either, even China is slowing down… but we seem to be doing much worse. Why? … Continue reading →

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Posted in Coalition Government, Economy, Politics, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

The Evil “Markets”

Posted on 09/09/2012 by Art Li

Our national debt is, give or take, around £1.1 TRILLION. We hear about the “markets” and how they lend money to the UK government to make up for shortfalls between tax revenue & public spending costs every year (the annual … Continue reading →

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Posted in Economy, Politics | 2 Comments

Companies abuse & shareholders don’t give a sh*t?

Posted on 08/09/2012 by Art Li

Twitter can be a bit like the Wild West where people shoot from the hip at anything that moves before they ask questions.  I came across the tweets below from someone with a large following (my emphasis): “… private companies … Continue reading →

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“I pay my fair share of taxes, others should pay more!”

Posted on 14/07/2012 by Art Li

. Really? You may pay your taxes but that doesn’t always mean you are contributing to the national coffers. You may be a “burden on the State” to use an unattractive & emotive term. Bear in mind that some 60% … Continue reading →

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Posted in Economy, Tax | 11 Comments

A Scandal! Theresa May, Prudential & G4S

Posted on 14/07/2012 by Art Li

. Apparently, according to some tweeps on Twitter (and the example below is only one example out of many), the fact that the Home Secretary Theresa May & her spouse own some shares in Prudential, which in turn owns some … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Hope

Posted on 19/04/2012 by Art Li

About 18 days ago, I received some seriously bad news from Vancouver about my mum’s health.  She recently celebrated her 80th birthday but still thinks I’m her baby, regularly phoning to check I am having a balanced diet and advising … Continue reading →

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Abortion and Counselling

Posted on 01/09/2011 by Art Li

I wholeheartedly agree that ultimately it is the woman’s right to choose whether to terminate her pregnancy and whether to seek counselling beforehand.   However, there is disturbing evidence of biased pre-abortion counselling advice (from both camps) – see this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Riots & Evictions

Posted on 12/08/2011 by Art Li

First of all, let me make clear that I am neither left wing nor right wing, and I’m not a member of any political party. I am merely a humble solicitor with, I hope, balanced and objective views some of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Law | 14 Comments

You can’t have your cake & eat it

Posted on 09/06/2011 by Art Li

Various soundbites have been thrown by “anti-coalitionists” against the current government. Some are justified, some not. But four of them are particularly annoying. “This government has no democratic mandate” The Conservatives received a higher share of the votes cast (36.1%) … Continue reading →

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The Chinese are coming! We are the takeaway.

Posted on 26/05/2011 by Art Li

. It cannot have escaped people’s notice that China is getting stronger economically and may overtake the USA as the world No. 1 economic power in less than a decade. She already holds a huge stockpile of US bonds & … Continue reading →

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Posted in Economy, Politics, Public Spending Cuts | 4 Comments