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Category Archives: National politics
Charity is something else
The point of the parable of the widow’s mite was that the mite was all she had but she gave it willingly. I have to say that I heartily agree with Dan Hodges. It is very nice that the wealthy … Continue reading
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NUT on strike today – again
I hope your school is not closed by the NUT strike in London today over pensions. These actions are designed to cause the most inconvenience for parents at the least cost to teachers. One reason teachers are so keen to … Continue reading
Lansley set up, BBC News online team falling for it
The use by the BBC News website of this piece of video as their lead story right now proves one of two things. Either its staff are naive and easy to manipulate or they know that this was a stunt … Continue reading
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Police numbers – there is another way
One of the main stories yesterday was the news that police numbers have fallen by 6,000 or 4% over the course of the last year. Altogether police numbers may fall by up to 16,000 up to 2015 as a result … Continue reading
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Ed Balls: “We are going to have keep all these cuts.”
Ed Balls this morning uses the Guardian to admit that the “too far, too fast” rhetoric of Labour’s first 20 months of opposition is now redundant. He puts his hands up and tells us that he accepts the need for … Continue reading
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Now I know why I hate Alex Salmond
Sometime after the Braveheart movie came out in 1995 I heard a silly Scotsman voxpopped on TV or radio. His reaction to the film was “Now I know why I hate the English”. Apparently he didn’t know why he had … Continue reading
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Chris Bryant’s mindset will keep Labour out of power
I was interested in Labour MP Chris Bryant’s blog piece in the Independent today. Challenged by an 11 year old to explain the difference between the Tories and Labour he came up with the following at short notice: Labour wanted … Continue reading
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The August riots were essentially a police failure
I am hardening in my view that the August riots were essentially a police failure. The bad lads went out looking for trouble as they perceived that the police could not cope. The Riots, Communities and Victims Panel has come … Continue reading
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Ealing sixth worst riot-affected area
The interim report of the Riots Communities and Victims Panel, led by ex-Ealing chief executive Darra Singh, is out today, see here. I haven’t had a chance to fully absorb the report yet but this graphic shows how badly Ealing … Continue reading
Teachers only lose half a day’s pay when they strike
It has come to my attention over the last few days that when teachers go on strike on 30th November and close your school, costing you a day’s holiday or a full day’s pay the teacher causing you this pain … Continue reading
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