Todays Independent offered an insight into what was actually meant by ‘child deprivation’ with the fourteen benchmark points used by Unicef to measure poverty levels of children in the United Kingdom. The report came following a damning forecast that by… Read More ›
Archive for May 2012
Council Meetings Could Be Broadcast On The Internet
Stephen Hackwell, of our local Echo, reported today that Council meetings could be filmed and broadcast live across the internet to try to boost interest in local politics. I read this article with half-amusement, having had the same discussion with… Read More ›
Gay Marriage, Or As I Like To Call It, Marriage.
Dr Robin Orton, from Londons SE26, has had a letter published in the Independent today on the subject of gay marriage. And to paraphrase the fridge magnet on the side of the microwave, gay marriage, or as I like to… Read More ›
Job Hunting In An Unemployment Vortex… Again….
Southend on Sea has been named as the worst place for unemployment. And don’t I just know it? More job applications going in every day, to schools for reception posts, bars for bar work, anything I can get my hands… Read More ›
Cameras in the Council meetings?
Reblogged from Together in Victoria: Hi, I don’t often agree with much of what the Labour bloggers write and certainly Julian Ware Lane’s offerings since the election havent been up to his usual standard but I read this piece by… Read More ›
A Little Respect, Please, Not Childish Nasty Games
I was accused, this morning, by a reader of my blog, of being full of hate, bitter and twisted. I am apparently disrespectful, and abusive. I think that the commenter missed the satirical, comic twist that I write with, and… Read More ›
Rhetoric and reality: stop reading this rubbish and find a better blog
Reblogged from Julian's musings: In between the bits about food A Girl Called Jack is the finest political read in Southend. Unlike my poor prose about rather dry subjects, Ms Monroe manages an authenticity that this prole struggles to come… Read More ›
A Hand Up, Not A Hand Out
A hand up, not a hand out, as a friend of mine commented earlier today. So good, I am tempted to make it my tagline on my blog. It’s a perfect summary of my current position. All I ever wanted, and… Read More ›
Getting Back On The Carousel Horse
If you can keep your head, when all around you… It’s become something of a mantra these days. As well as ‘onwards, upwards’ and ‘looking forward, not back.’ These are all the mental notes that I repeat to myself, and… Read More ›
Rhetoric And Reality – Julians Musings
From ‘Rhetoric And Reality – Stop Reading This Rubbish And Find A Better Blog’ on Julians Musings. Published 16th May 2012. Jack Monroe. Twitter: @MsJackMonroe
