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- Pantomime, Pasties and Election failures, some observations and a moan April 1, 2012This has been one of the weirdest 10 days or so in politics for some time, and pretty much all of the bad stuff has happened to the Tory led coalition government. Pretty much. The Budget was always going to be a toughie for George Osborne – but because everyone knew that, to an extent [...]northernheckler
- David Lammy doesn’t know the law on smacking children January 30, 2012UPDATE : Since clicking the ‘Publish’ button I spotted the article on Liberal Conspiracy which covers pretty much the same ground as this article – Give it a read, there’s a link at the bottom. The Daily Mail in this article on David Lammy MP’s recent comments regarding the smacking of children, Labour MP: Smacking [...]northernheckler
- We’re all in this together December 5, 2011I spotted two news articles today, which were reasonably interesting in themselves, but didn’t have me salivating with rage or frothing with indignation. Taking them both together though, they threw up a couple of interesting numbers. The first article was this 37 Tory donors with a combined fortune of £10,258,000,000, have gifted the Tory party [...]northernheckler
- In remembrance … November 13, 2011I’ve never been much of one for poetry, but the poems of Wilfrid Owen, which I first encountered at GCE O’ Level, in 1977, have always struck a chord with me : DULCE ET DECORUM EST Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting [...]northernheckler
- Pro-Life AND Pro-Choice August 30, 2011[ Since publishing this, there's been quite a bit of movement from the Government - See links at bottom of post ] I’m continually disappointed at the failure of those people who approve of abortion (who call themselves “Pro-Choice“, and are called “Pro-Abortion” by their opponents) and those people who do not approve of abo […]northernheckler
- Riots, Romance & Reggae August 8, 2011Memories from 1981 Way back in 1981, I was a student, and set off on a Saturday in July to a Rock Against Racism event in Leeds. These were times when the Thatcher Government was in full swing, knowing that their unpopularity had plenty of time to abate, they were merrily presiding over an unemployed [...]northernheckler
- Much ado about nothing : e-petitions August 3, 2011The Daily Mail apparently will run this front page in the morning : MPs to vote on death penalty Perhaps you won’t be surprised to learn that this is a little misleading. You might be surprised to find out, just how wide of the mark it probably is. The headline is a reference to the [...]northernheckler
- Recipe for Hemicrania Continua June 27, 2011Around six years ago, my wife started getting excruciating headaches for no apparent reason. They seemed to be non-stop, and whatever she took for them, they never disappeared completely. Six years later they still haven’t disappeared, and my wife, now out of work, disabled, and almost always in pain because of a condition diagnosed as [...]northernheckler
- Burying bad news ? Theresa May needs to be grateful to Ken Clarke May 18, 2011I arrived home this evening having heard the radio (BBC 5 Live) spouting almost non stop about Ken Clarke’s comments regarding rape and sentencing this morning, and also about the Queen’s state visit to Ireland. There was it seemed very little other news – even the prospect of justice regarding the murder of Stephen Lawrence [...]northernheckler
- Should it be “big society” or “big government” that ensures emergency services in major incidents ? May 10, 2011Last week the inquest for the victims of the 7/7 London bombings completed its deliberations and published its report. Nine recommendations were made – the final one of which concerned the air ambulance service which was so vital on the day of the attacks. The coroner called for a review of the level of cover [...]northernheckler
- Pantomime, Pasties and Election failures, some observations and a moan April 1, 2012
