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Category Archives: Politics and related subjects
Julia Gillard – here today gone tomorrow
The former leader of the Australian Labour Party and was Australia’s first woman PM. Julia Gillard had won the leadership in a sort of coup d’etat that unseated Kevin Rudd. Australian politics has long been a blood sport and not … Continue reading
News from the Home Front & on the Home Front
Battles lost; battles joined; battles won. I’ve no idea why I choose military metaphors for this post other than for the very obvious reason that I’ve long been a lost cause. The last few weeks I’ve been struggling with … Continue reading
Epitaphs: the last word said of the Great & the Good….
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em – Malvolio – Twelfth Night Margaret Thatcher’s death can hardly be regarded as a surprise. What has come to me as a surprise is … Continue reading
Margaret Hilda Thatcher 1925-2013
Mrs Thatcher was a year younger than my mother Creena. Although brought up in conservative, Catholic Ireland; although in many ways mum was as much a striver as Mrs Thatcher; although mum embraced the home-owning values of post war Britain, … Continue reading
Cutting benefits deprives us all of dignity.
With the benefit of hindsight: a short history of easy gifts and hard graft. Christmas brings to mind my early days working for Barlow Myers – a forklift truck company on the outskirts of Maidenhead on the side of … Continue reading
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Why the Christmas spirit isn’t just for Christmas….
A less than seasonal greeting to our political masters…. If it is as blessed to give as to receive then taking benefits from the poorest means much more than saving the odd billion. It means it is a Christian … Continue reading
Straight down the middle – the via media up close and personal
Electing the Archbishop of Canterbury A society’s rituals – so history teaches- reflects profound truths about what we are or what we believe ourselves to be. This year the queen’s Diamond Jubilee offered us the reassurance of a link … Continue reading
The US election – What the hell is Legitimate Rape?
Legitimate concerns about legitimate Rape The US election has taken a sharp swing into the politics of ethics. The campaign is now focused on the cultural divide that increasingly defines America both to itself and to the rest of the world. whatever the outcome … Continue reading
May Day…May Day…..
Of due dates and the soft shoe shuffle of Theresa May. I worked for a firm of Patent Attorneys for many years….more indeed than I care to recall with any degree of accuracy. The business of patents, trademarks, designs and … Continue reading
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Beyond Our Ken – Londoners have every reason to vote for Livingstone for Mayor.
A mouthful of Sugar makes Livingstone more than palatable: Although I’m conscientious about my civic responsibilities and I always vote I’ll be utterly frank when I admit this London Mayor’s election hasn’t really engaged me. Perhaps I’m too old to … Continue reading
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