berthahenson

How major a post-mortem?

Ex-colleagues of mine who were with me at dinner last night complained that I have been pretty mild in my comments on news articles....

berthahensonMay 17, 2012

Can tell me again what is it about shoebox apartments that’s getting some people all hot and bothered? Latest stats published today attest to its...

berthahensonMay 16, 2012

Talk about tenacity! While ST went on and on about a possible spoiler in the form of WP’s Poh Lee Guan in the coming...

berthahensonMay 16, 2012

Sometimes, you have to read two newspapers to get a complete picture of something. It was great of ST to chase up the number of...

berthahensonMay 15, 2012

I did a double take reading the Page 1 headline in ST today. You realise it can be read in so many ways: Wider Govt...

berthahensonMay 15, 2012

Why is it that people are never just “hurt” or “injured”? They have to “sustain” minor/major injuries. This sort of police jargon for crime or...

berthahensonMay 14, 2012

The New Paper does it again with its graphics. I know now exactly what happened in the Ferrari crash and how the taxi and...

berthahensonMay 13, 2012

So the Hougang lady has decided to withdraw her withdrawal – and we might yet get to hear the courts pronounce on whether the...

berthahensonMay 13, 2012

I thought it was only ST journalists who have a habit of writing “a slew of measures”. The phrase popped up yesterday and again...

berthahensonMay 12, 2012

Man, I finally get to understand what goes into the CPI. Have always wondered what’s core inflation and whether property prices are included under...

berthahensonMay 12, 2012