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 ›
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Southend Council Tax Rises ‘A Stinging Rebuke’
Southend Borough Council’s latest budget is a “stinging rebuke” to Tory ministers and local MPs, according to Councillor Ian Gilbert, the leader of the Labour group on the LGC Council Of The Year 2012. Councillor Gilbert has spoken out after… 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 ›
Heads Up Bottoms Boys, We’re All In This Together
What poppycock. The BBC appears to be campaigning for a cut to the super-rich income tax, from 50% down to 40%. To demonstrate the the Government supports ‘enterprise.’ To demonstrate that the Government supports looking after its own, more like…. Read More ›
