The minimum age that someone is allowed to vote in the UK was reduced from 21 to 18 years in 1969, and the swell from the deeps is to drop this soon to 16 years. As usual it is the liberals amongst us who are fuelling the fire and fanning the flames. In 1999 LibDem […]
Many of us have now after 20 years become totally disillusioned with the UK lotteries [Lotto, euro Millions, Health Lottery, Postcode Lottery – not only are they expensive and never deliver the big money we are hoping for, but they are taking massive amounts of money out of the British economy (some seventy billion pounds […]
The term old wives’ tale is a critical and disparaging tag applied to traditional old fashioned stories handed down orally by word of mouth from generation to generation – from grandparent to grandchildren, from relative to relative, from sibling to sibling, from neighbour to neighbour (in this context wives [Middle English wiven, from Old English […]
With the formation of the Conservative led Coalition Government in 2010, it recorded that its 1st priority was reducing the budget deficit and restoring growth); the new Chancellor George Osborne set out his stall for UK economic recovery from its weak state, and after six weeks he had introduced a so called Emergency Budget, with […]
Scotland is embarking on a plan to regain its independence – the Scottish National Party (SNP) strangely wants to end the arrangement whereby they are ruled by the English. You have to feel really sorry for the Scots – especially today that of ‘Burns Nite 25th January. Apart from Hogmanay (New Years Eve), this is […]
The founders of the United Nations (UN) will be turning in their graves. Their high minded aspirations for the organisation are in the gutter. A UN so called ‘peace conference’ has now started in Switzerland to ‘pretend’ to deal with the horrific civil war in Syria. The dreadful slaughter of combatants, adult civilians, children and […]
The latest forecast from the IMF on UK growth is supposed to give some encouragement to the markets – but should it? They have issued the latest figures which predict growth of 2.4% in this next year. One might well ask what the hell do they know anyway – their forecasts have been widely and […]
French footballer Nicolas Anelka, currently an important striker playing for UK Premiership club West Bromwich Albion is in serious trouble. He celebrated scoring a goal against London’s West Ham last December, by giving a special salute, known as the quenelle gesture – this is performed by pointing one arm diagonally palm down, while at the […]
It doesn’t matter how old you are, or how clever you are, or how worldly wise you are, or how cynical you are, or how optimistic you can be, or how poor you are – you can still be SHOCKED! And what could be more shocking to any of us than the Confederation of British […]
Things will start off badly this year in 2014 for you our Nick. It is the cardinal turning point for your sign and Saturn is waning. Get ready for major structural changes in your life, and there will be little solitude. The Sun may appear to stand still, but you must not. The Moon’s revelation […]
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