Many, many years ago, "when I were a lad" things were different, there was a great deal less paranoia about what kids got up too and where they went. During the summer hols, my mum used to see us at breakfast and again for dinner and...
Topics: Musings

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David Cameron said to Andrew Marr on the Andrew Marr Show that... "I don’t want an ‘in or out’ referendum because I don’t think ‘out’ is in Britain’s interests." In other words Cameron thinks if we held a referendum on in or out...
Topics: EU, politics

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So Jack Straw has finally got his way and forced legislation through Parliament allowing for secret inquests when the subject might be contentious. Contentious meaning of course embarrassing for the government and liable to outrage the public. Labour...
Topics: politics, Rants

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Labour must have finally twigged that they are in line for a good hiding in the polls and are starting to look at measures to shore up their core vote. Recent announcements on spending more in white working class areas are now to be coupled with a...
Topics: economics, politics, Rants

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I always thought William Hague to be a EUsceptic, now I'm not so sure, he's certainly not acting like one, perhaps he's getting on a bit and sees the lure of a huge wage coupled with an easy life on the EU gravy train? Who knows, but he's.
Topics: EU, misdirection, politics

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