I have just listened to a pension presentation regarding my employers stakeholder pension scheme. This has drawn may attention to the fact that, like many 30-somethings today, I do not have a pension. I also do not own a property, nor can I currently afford to buy one.
The average property price for a semi-detached house […]
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As Tony Blair steps down after 10 years as Prime Minister, it seemed a good opportunity to review some of the less publicised effects of his time as PM, so off we went to our local Picture House to see Taking Liberties.
From the synopsis page:
Right to Protest, Right to Freedom of Speech. Right to Privacy. […]
British forces held by Iran
Posted in politics on Mar 30th, 2007
As a matter of course, I try to question information from politicians and the media. I am no longer comfortable trusting either implicitly.
Now there are new troubles brewing in the middle east and based on a recent history, I can find no reliable source of information.
If I were to question the story we have been […]
Sensationalist Media and Fearmongering
Posted in politics on Feb 22nd, 2007
This story is 9 months old now but the press never miss an opportunity to write the sort of headline that gets middle class, Daily Mail readers quaking in their semi’s and writing to their MP’s.
‘Life for samurai sword murderer’.
This guy stabbed a young woman and then ran her over with his car. She had […]
US Scientists Reject Interference
Posted in politics on Dec 15th, 2006
In my view this is a big story and should not be side-lined in the Science and Nature section, as the BBC have done, but given front page coverage.
The statement, signed by 10,000 US researchers, has the backing of 52 Nobel Laureates. This is clearly an important document if it is supported by so many […]