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Tony Benn accuses Blair of abandoning NHS
Labour's mischievous hardliner Tony Benn has accused Tony Blair's Government of abandoning the NHS while frittering away millions on fighting the war in Iraq. His attack was made following the announcement that a hospital in Huntingdon faces closure because of...
Our Government is the biggest dunce of all
This Government has constantly ignored warnings about how it is failing to teach our kids basic literary skills. It's a well known fact that boys and books do not go together, so why the shock that they lag behind girls in literacy? Why hasn't the Government grasped...
Does anyone know any good blogging jokes?
I'm preparing my next speech for Toastmaster's and it's going to be on blogging, but it has to be humorous, and it's for a competition too, so the pressure is on. If you know any good, clean jokes about blogging, would you please send them this way. After all, talking...
Pink Floyd and Cambridge’s most desirable house
Offers have soared through the roof for the rather ordinary looking 1930s house in Cambridge where Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett (pictured)lived for 25 years. The ghost of the rock legend has suddenly made it Cambridge's most desirable house, with offers being made...
Today’s generation of iPod and chatroom kids
What a difference a generation makes. When I was a kid, I was happy making dens and mud pies, playing teacher with my dolls and reading lots and lots of books. Today's digital kids are instantly bored if not plugged in to their iPod, a chatroom or computer games as...
How the Government has failed our teens
The future of our country lies in the hands of today's youth, they will be our future leaders and decision makers, the heart of our business and industry. Yet the UK has the highest number of teenage pregnancies in Europe. And this latest study disturbingly shows that...
It takes a brave Government to deal with death
We naturally want our loved ones to live a healthy and happy life. But life can be cruel and deal us very different cards to the ones we would like. Imagine being robbed of a life that was once fulfilling and stimulating, suffering constant agony and unbearable pain...
Does Gordon really have Asperger’s?
The score at my son's football game this morning was 3-3. There were lots of smiling parents on the touchline. I asked them their views about the Blair-Brown leadership row, but they were more interested in cheering their lads on for a victory than discussing the dire...
Check out Prisons Work
Tory bloggers spearheaded by Alan Drew of Daily Propaganda (pictured) have launched Prisons Works today, a web which proves that prisons work as the best deterrent for crime. He has sourced an amazing collection of reports and data to back his claim and I shall soon...