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Monthly Archives: August 2012
So – dope makes you dopey!
News reports give us the surprising news that youngsters who maintain the habit of smoking cannabis show an alarming loss of intelligence measured by IQ. Well, what a surprise! Or is it? Not to me. I have never liked smoking … Continue reading
Confused about price!
I think life is getting harder for old fogies like me. I enjoy reading my broadsheet via my iPad. I listen to the Today Programme but grizzle about poor grammar and pronunciation. I tune into TV news when I can … Continue reading
The politics of demography
Saturday’s Daily Telegraph contains a fascinating piece on the politics of demography. Here is the link. Neil O’Brien, writing in The Daily Telegraph on Saturday suggests grey power is growing in the UK. He points to the absurdity of paying … Continue reading
The search for Richard III’s remains
I learn from today’s media that archaeologists are digging up a car park in Leicester in a search for the the foundations of Greyfriars Church where it is believed that Richard III’s remains were buried. I am afraid my first … Continue reading
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Tagged Bosworth Field, Richard III, Tudor dynasty, Wars of the Roses, William Shakespeare
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8 million people read The Sun
Prince Harry’s brief flirtation with nudity has reminded us all that The Sun has 8m readers. If this is correct and I have no reason to doubt it, I can only say “God help our country”. Michael Gove is doing … Continue reading
Old enough to die for country?
I see Alec Salmond has started a debate about voting age in Scotland for his referendum on independence. He wants to reduce it to 16 to allow school boys and girls to have a say on the future of their … Continue reading
Housing – mixed or gated communities?
Policy Exchange, a Conservative think tank, has come up with an innovative proposal for councils to sell council houses which become vacant and have a high market value and to invest the proceeds in providing social housing. It is particularly … Continue reading
Pussy Riot should not be surprised to be in gaol
The media seem to be getting very sanctimonious about the three women who have been locked up in Russia for staging some form of protest against Vladimir Putin in a Russian Orthodox Cathedral. Easter Sunday 1998 I am not suggesting … Continue reading
Unaffordable trains?
This week’s news raises the thorny issue of train fares and the balance between fare rises and public subsidy. The issue is multi-faceted. Fare rises averaging 6% are hugely unpopular and unwelcome and some increases are much higher. They seem to … Continue reading
Cameron caves in on care?
Newspaper headlines suggest Cameron and Clegg have listened to arguments about accepting the Dilnot Commission proposals for funding social care. This is despite serious opposition from the Treasury to the £1.7 billion pa bill for this policy shift. There is … Continue reading
