I was having a conversation with my father at the weekend, in between hoisting a sofa over my banisters and building a bed, about eyes and ears. More specifically, eyes and ears in the community. As a man who has… Read More ›
Angry Bird 
“I Do Not Intend To Die, Washing A Teacup”. Margaret Thatcher, 1925 – 2013.
MARGARET Thatcher has passed away today, aged 87, following a stroke. She entered the Houses of Parliament with drive, with ambition, and with a vision that she truly believed would change this country for the better. The daughter of a… Read More ›
Dear George Osborne, I Am Not A Sociopath
Dear George, I would like to address your comments that have been in the national media today, Thursday 4th April. When asked whether Mick Philpott, the now-notorious killer of six of his seventeen children, behaved in the way that he… Read More ›
IDS Cacophony Of Bullsh*t Is Detracting From The Real Issues Of Poverty
In today’s newspapers, Iain Duncan Smith hits back at the petititon calling for him to live on £53 a week, after he claimed that he ‘could’. A brilliant word, ‘could’. A dodging delimiter that I find myself using every single… Read More ›
What Does A Poor Person Look Like, Then?
I came across this on the Letters page of the Echo this morning, from a gentleman whose name I won’t publish, but it’s on page 12 of today’s newspaper: “I’m sure that most of us share the concern expressed about… Read More ›
Leveson: My Thoughts. Echo & Gazette Column, 26th March 2013.
Leveson. It’s a word most of us have heard bandied around for the past few months, but do any of us actually know or understand what it means? Does anyone that doesn’t work in the printed press even care about… Read More ›
MY VIEW: School Bus Driver Caught Using Mobile Phone
The school may claim that the vehicle was stuck in traffic when the surreptitious photograph was taken, but the law is very clear on the subject. Driving while using a mobile phone is illegal and those who break the law… Read More ›
The Budget 2013/14: How did YOUR Councillor vote?
The following Councillors are listed with their votes in respect of the CONSERVATIVE administration budget proposals, that were passed with 32 votes for, 16 against, 2 absent and 1 abstention. Named votes will be blogged in full this evening –… Read More ›
Campaigners Stripped Of Clothing By Council Security: WITH PHOTO
PROTESTERS were forced to sit through tonight’s council meeting half naked after being asked to remove their t-shirts by Council security staff. Prior to entering the Council chamber, Mark Sharp, Patsy Link and Sheena Walker from protest group SKIPP had… Read More ›
‘Packed Lunches Should Be Banned’ Says Fish Fingers And Burgers Restaurateur.
The Government appears to be calling for a ban on home made packed lunches, as its food advisers want parents to prop up the school canteens with an additional £2billion of cash, put the lunchboxes and brown paper bags away,… Read More ›
