The author has been described by News Ltd as an "iconoclast", "Svengali", a pollie's "economist muse", and "pungently accurate". Fairfax says he is a "Renaissance man" and "one of Australia’s most respected analysts." Stephen Koukoulas concludes that he is "85% right", and "would make a great Opposition leader." Terry McCrann claims the author thinks "‘nuance’ is a trendy village in the south of France", but can be "scintillating" when he thinks "clearly". The ACTU reckons he’s "an enigma wrapped in a Bloomberg terminal, wrapped in some apparently well-honed abs."

Friday, January 28, 2011

Sign of things to come: Media monitors hikes cost of service by +3.5% in line with CPI

Is this a sign of things to come? Quote from a Media Monitors media release a few seconds ago:

"Whilst we have worked hard to minimise any changes to your rates, the upward movement in both the CPI (Consumer Price Index) and increased production costs has necessitated a rate increase of 3.5% across all products and services with effect 1st March, 2011."
at 4:16 PM