admin | April 20, 2010
Here is one of the reasons why ‘elections’ don’t work for many people. When the leader of a party is urging voters to use tactical voting to elect them or to ‘keep someone out of office’ (Here’s what Labour can do about the Lib Dem dilemma), it would appear to me that my vote does [...]
admin | April 18, 2010
“More than 1,000km from the event itself, Iceland’s second volcanic eruption in the space of a month has caused flights in the UK to be grounded.” BBC News – Iceland volcano: Why a cloud of ash has grounded flights. Just like I said in the ‘We’re Not Know it Alls’ post, nature also has a [...]
admin | April 18, 2010
Article looking at the issue with second families, the step family issues – inspired by the BBC story regarding an issue involving the leader of Manchester City Council and his step-daugther.
admin | April 10, 2010
The stories over the past few days about the death of South Africa’s defender of apartheid has had me shaking my head and today’s story about his funeral and the reaction and comments of his followers gave me a sense of déjà-vu (BBC News – Eugene Terreblanche: Love and hate). For the record, the taking [...]
admin | April 10, 2010
One of the most prominent political figures in the turbulent years before the independence of Zimbabwe, Bishop Abel Muzorewa, has died, aged 85. via BBC News – Zimbabwe’s Bishop Abel Muzorewa dies.
admin | April 4, 2010
Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi recently angered Nigeria when he suggested that Nigeria should be divided into several states along ethnic lines (BBC News – Gaddafi says Nigeria should split into several states) after apparently initially suggesting a Muslim and a Christian state should be created. Colonel Gaddafi, no stranger to controversy and being called ‘mad’, is [...]
admin | April 3, 2010
I have a friend who does not trust banks at all. He remembers when companies starting forcing staff to get bank accounts to pay their wages into and he remembers the way banks treated low waged people. I wouldn’t say that I have personally be regarded as low waged but many years ago when I [...]
admin | April 3, 2010
I hope I am not the victim of an April Fool’s joke but I heard that Brazil is the third largest consumer of Viagra. Now, I went to Brazil this year and let me say that Brazil, particularly Rio, has the highest number of sexy women (any colour, shape and size) per square meter on [...]
