The ‘Guardian’ does one of its regular ‘Let one of the little people tell you what it’s really like working in…’ slots. They always seem to be able to find the one bleeding heart in the entire organisation, too. When…
Tag: Public spending
Please Don’t Suggest ‘We Don’t Have The Resources’….
Sir Michael Wilshaw isn’t happy with Birmingham: …following visits to the city to meet schools and the council, he said: “As a result of these discussions, I am quite clear that, although many of these schools have improved and children…
Hurrah For The ‘Terrible Toree Cutz’..!
If they are affecting people like this, then bring….it….ON! “I am sick of the legal aid cuts, the lack of access to justice, the systemic delays for my clients, the deprivations of liberty that have become routine where nobody is…
In The Pockets Of The Feminist Lobby…
A controversial museum devoted to Jack the Ripper has suffered a major blow after it was ordered to remove most of the signage advertising its presence. The Jack The Ripper Museum in east London will have to take down its…
Ah, The West, Finding New Ways To Irritate Muslims 24/7/365..
In the good old days, before sugar became the new poison and bread could be consumed guilt-free, the idea of fasting seemed novel. When I explained the concept to people, I was usually greeted with surprise, tinged with (I like…
‘Offensive And Upsetting’ To Whom..?
Gosh! At it again, civil servants? And what did they edit this time? *boggle* And despite it being swiftly restored, they seem intent on doing it again and again… Someone should be asking questions, about this misuse of government equipment…
Mankind Cannot Bear Very Much Reality…
Figures released last month from 31 police forces after an FOI request by the BBC revealed that most offences of revenge porn do not result in a criminal charge. Revenge porn – or disclosing private sexual photographs and films without…
If There’s No Incentive To Turn A Profit, Is It A Business At All?
Former Labour councillor Zena Brabazon is more sceptical of the new opening hours. She said: “I do not think it will make a difference to their repayments. “They were given a grant which they do not have to pay back…
Rent Seeking Par Excellence!
A learning disabilities commissioner should be appointed to protect the rights of vulnerable people in England, a report into the Winterbourne View scandal has recommended. Five years on from the Panorama programme detailing abuse at a private hospital near Bristol,…
If You Build It, They Might Not Come!
Certainly not if it’s going to bankrupt them: A new £6.4million bus station could become a ‘white elephant’ after operators threatened to boycott it. Two independent companies have said that unless the price of using the Accrington complex is reduced…
”Aww, it’s not for you. It’s more a Shelbyville idea.”
A record producer and businessman has called for a monorail system to be installed as an answer to growing congestion problems. David Courtney, born and raised in Brighton, has renewed his call for a “seafront rapid transport system” to shuttle…
The Soft Bigotry Of Low Expectations Again…
Canada’s government, grappling with a fatal attack in a remote aboriginal town, is very concerned about the “tragic and alarming” conditions in other indigenous communities, a top official has said. Would this be those ‘indigenous communities’ that seem to demand…
I’m Pretty Sure This Isn’t Why PCCs Were Needed…
Police and young people should work on their relationship by acknowledging each other’s roles and achievements and trying to not to think in stereotypes, young people have said. Wha…? People under 25 across Sussex have developed a ‘youth pact’ to…
Dogma…
Lower speed limits on York streets could be scrapped under a plan being considered by council leaders. The 20mph scheme rolled out by the last Labour administration is under review, in a move that has outraged campaigners. Oh, well, outrage…
Well, Yes. And The Problem With This Is..?
Large parts of England are about to become off-limits for tens of thousands of poorer families because of the planned cut in the annual benefit cap, David Cameron is being warned by housing experts. In the same way that Bentleys…