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If you buy the last edition of the News of The World, you are a MORON.

July 9, 2011 by · 4 Comments
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The 168 year history of British Sunday newspaper “The News of the World” comes to and end with its last edition tomorrow. It will be a big souvenir tribute to a long history, with no adverts, and all procedes will go to charity. The front page headline is “Thank You and Goodbye”. And if you buy it, [...]

What has the teacher’s strike actually achieved (apart from a load of angry parents)?

July 5, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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Last week’s teachers strike really was a bit of a damp squib and really hasn’t had quite the impact that the unions were hoping for. The challenge for the civil service unions is that many civil servants (even union members) can’t see the point in one-day strikes. Most civil servants are frustrated by the government’s [...]

Lies and misrepresentations: No 2 AV leaflet made up my mind- to vote Yes 2 AV

April 26, 2011 by · 4 Comments
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I was pretty much undecided on the whole AV issue. Maybe I was open to AV arguments for sake of a change but certainly hadn’t decided yet. That was until the No2AV leaflet arrived.  There must be a clear and reasoned argument for keeping the current system and rejecting a change to AV. But the [...]

What to do when you hear someone say “I don’t do politics”

February 27, 2011 by · 1 Comment
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“I don’t do politics” is such a dumb thing to say… I couldn’t even begin to count the number of times that someone I know has said “I don’t do politics” and it always makes me laugh. I’ve worked out a number of reasons why people say it (let me know if you can think [...]