The Scourge of Multiple-Occupancy Housing
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This post is about the scourge in housing that blights Spalding – the multiple-occupancy house. One of the greatest gifts that a...
- Jul 4, 2022
- 2 min
The One Bedroom House.
In the Thames Road Estate, Spalding is a two bedroom house that was bought by South Holland District Council. They have then spent a...
- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
Why pronouns matter – especially if you get them wrong.
To most of us the pronoun in front of our name, Mr, Mrs or Miss tends not to matter. We tend to be unambiguous about our identity it...
- Jun 22, 2022
- 3 min
General Strike?
It was the late Sir Richard Body's writings that first suggested to me the idea that an elected British government with an overall...
- Jun 17, 2022
- 2 min
Dan Morgan and the Richest Corpse in Show Business.
As such reality TV programs as Love Island and hunted return to our screens would you expect such shows to be subject of a science...
- Jun 5, 2022
- 2 min
The British Countryside - Managed by Man
I cannot help but feel as I wander through the British countryside that its nature is as God intended......managed by man. The last week...
- May 22, 2022
- 1 min
An Eton Mess - does government "get it" better than Jamie Oliver?
Jamie Oliver has been protesting outside number 10 Downing Street with an Eton Mess desert against the govern ment 's delay in banning...
- Apr 24, 2022
- 2 min
SANCTIONS
As Russia has invaded Ukraine we have been ever more increased sanctions with calls for further sanctions against Russia. It should not...
- Apr 21, 2022
- 6 min
KNOW YOUR EGGS
In the past few days I have been listening to egg farmers, one face to face, three on the phone. In addition I have been listening to...
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
WELFARE AND CHARITY AND GOVERNMENT
It is somewhat a paradox that Rishi Sunak, the most generous chancellor to ramp up the support of the state has become vilified for his...
- Apr 19, 2022
- 4 min
POVERTY – COPING
“If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” T.S.ELLIOT The ability to cope is a double-edged sword when it comes...
- Apr 18, 2022
- 5 min
POVERTY – DO NOT JUDGE
"At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge," said the gentleman, taking up a pen, "it is more than usually desirable that we should...
- Apr 17, 2022
- 6 min
CAUSES OF POVERTY
In the late nineteenth century in Europe, in the 1920’s in America and Europe, and throughout the post-war period in America, but...
- Apr 16, 2022
- 3 min
THERE WILL BE POOR ALWAYS
“The poor will always be with you”, is a much quoted phrase from Jesus that was popularised by the rebuke of Judas in John’s Gospel and...
- Apr 9, 2022
- 4 min
An Explanation of Domicile and its Importance to being British.
In the press this week and today we have heard much about Akshata Murty’s non-domicile status much of it, in my humble opinion, utter...
- Mar 5, 2022
- 10 min
Coursing and Poaching – a problem old and new.
In the first century AD the Greek scholar Arrian encountered and participated with Romans using dogs to hunt by sight and described one...
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
WHY TWEET? WHY BLOG? THE IMPORTANCE OF NOTES.
The purpose of this post is to explain why I tweet, why I blog and to answer criticism. First of all I will answer the largest criticism...
- Feb 18, 2022
- 18 min
The Ukraine – The European Union’s Great Game of Risk
In this essay I will explain my view on the ongoing “crisis” in Ukraine, how I believe European expansionism is a significant factor lead...
- Feb 11, 2022
- 12 min
PEOPLE FIT FOR HOMES, HOMES FIT FOR PEOPLE
SUMMARY I originally wrote this essay in 2018, which now seems an age away. I have amended some of the details in 2022 to make the...
- Feb 10, 2022
- 8 min
The Art of Political Lying
“With politicians it appears that the lie is as much part of speech as the noun and the verb.” Evan Esar Indeed, this has always been...
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