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… can lead to erroneous reporting of events and eventual embarrassment for the author of a piece on a certain subject. Homework is important in order to be able to produce a fair and… Read More

… whilst further benefit cuts for disabled people are imposed. Further proof, as if we needed it, that our present system is terminally flawed. The reasons why these particular sector… Read More

… is an age old tactic used by military strategists all over the world. Divide and conquer is also used by social engineers and governments to manipulate the public. I heard this… Read More

… two subjects which, we used to be told, should never be addressed in polite conversation, because a person’s religion and politics were private matters and not to be aire… Read More

… are two fairly innocuous terms which are usually applied to activities surrounding the honey bee. However, they take on a whole new perspective when applied to activities surro… Read More

… have never figured in my ways to make money before now. Its very difficult to find a commodity to which the stock market will respond. However, if I had any spare cash, I would inve… Read More

…was how Jay Leno once described the shady world of politics. I find the latter half of that statement to be a touch unfair, but the show business element definitely exists. At t… Read More

…would appear to be on the cards as Nicola Sturgeon seeks a new mandate from the Scottish government, in the belief that Scotland would be best served as part of the European Communit… Read More

…get underway today with the Dutch elections, amidst the rumbling undertones of protest from Turkey , of all places. Holland and other European countries have denied Turkey and their… Read More

…but our ex Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, once again comes up smelling of roses, proving once more, that the British system revolves around who you know rather than wha… Read More

…seems to be about to render work as we know it, null and void, as machines are being introduced to accomplish every task we are used to doing ourselves as a matter of course. A Techn… Read More

…I find, as I struggle to get a good night’s sleep. A simple thing like sleeping should just come naturally. Its not a unique experience by any means. Everyone does it at some p… Read More

…are two words which are seldom mentioned in relation to each other in a positive way. In fact, in the current political climate, it has been said that if honesty were suddenly i… Read More

…to the electorate, and a tragedy occurs, the logical thing would be for them to admit their mistakes and make appropriate changes. However, when successive governments of both main p… Read More

…from the Tory Party following Wednesday’s ” terrorist attack ” in London, as Amber Rudd suggests that we need to be spied on even more. For the common good, of cour… Read More

…will start drawing to a close today as a letter, signed by our Prime Minister, is delivered to the European Parliament. The exit of Britain from this prestigious club has caused mixe… Read More

…are heralded every day across press and social media, as the latest computer innovation or smartphone which we simply can’t do without, apparently, are thrust temptingly into o… Read More

…but I often wonder how much time an individual spends on original thought these days. The type of thinking which is encouraged by laying down somewhere peaceful for an hour with some… Read More

…are a part of every nation’s folk history. Not confined, as we are led to believe, to the speeches of modern day politicians. However, because these legends of folk history are… Read More

…was never going to end well. The results of our education system can be seen in the shape of the protests on our streets and the irrationality of reactions to the ” terrorist … Read More

…can often be justified in certain situations when used to avert any further breach of human rights ( if there are such a thing ), but the reactionary measures taken in Syria by the A… Read More

…is a premise which might apply to many of we aspiring creators and because of this self consciousness, many promising futures in art, writing and music have been stopped in their tra… Read More

…once it has been breached, is never as simple as just going back to how things were before. After all, someone has just taken your trust and respect for them and dashed it against a… Read More

…which flavour do you prefer ? It doesn’t matter really, they are both one and the same, only the term dissenter has been around for an awful lot longer than the term conspiracy… Read More

…headed, of course, by the American bombing of Syria in response to a chemical attack by President Assad on his own people. Just when he was doing so well. Freud would probably diagno… Read More

…can be an incredibly fulfilling experience. Suddenly, the lights come on and everything lies unfolded before you. Clarity of this kind can also lead to intense disappointment as the… Read More

…and it conjures up images of Middle Eastern rebels attempting to overthrow governments by extreme violence and committing outrageous atrocities in many parts of the Western world, al… Read More

…are a longstanding British tradition of governments past and present. The term, grace and favour, is thought to have made it into the English language after Niccolo Machiavelli descr… Read More

…was the main talking point over the weekend, as Kim Jong Un attempted another nuclear test, which resulted in failure, when almost the entire American Navy was steaming towards him (… Read More

…are seldom heard in relation to each other, but you can always rely on the Tories to come up with something unlikely. The story goes that, Teresa May’s ethereal vision, which s… Read More

…as the first round of the French election takes place today. This will define the final two candidates who will face the electorate once again, in two weeks time. Various outcom… Read More

…with the result being what was widely predicted and a head to head contest will take place in two weeks to decide the outright winner. Yesterday’s result confirmed that the Fre… Read More

…and a chance to give myself a congratulatory pat on the back for an achievement which couldn’t even be contemplated just a couple of years ago. The milestone in this… Read More

…is the best insult a Foreign Secretary can muster to describe the Leader of the Opposition, it only goes to demonstrate the ever widening chasm between government and ordinary people… Read More

…is a choice which a prospective prime ministerial candidate may have to make during their campaign, as a platform from which to seduce prospective electors with well chosen and… Read More

…and the Express today reports the return to politics of one of the greatest opportunists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The opportunist I’m talking about, of course, is Tony B… Read More

…were being made almost 50 years ago, and many are coming to fruition in our present day lives. Dr Richard day made the observations during an ” off the record session ” a… Read More

…can always be relied upon to throw up a few surprises and may not accurately reflect the voting intentions of a constituency as a whole in a general election setting. There are… Read More

…might describe the British electorate, as counting gets underway for the local elections of yesterday. Early indications are , that the Tories have made substantial gains i… Read More

I welcome all comments which are relevant to the published article and any which may provoke further discussion on the subject. Please refrain from non contextual profanity. Each person… Read More

…is always a bitter pill to swallow and best swallowed quickly, never allowing the taste to linger, and turning disappointment into something positive. Positives are hard to… Read More

…which were set up over the decades to ensure the security, safety and well being of people all over the world, seem to have lost their relevance in today’s dictatorial climate… Read More

…must have been something I was born with. Its a passion that I’ve had since the first memories I can recall and stayed constantly with me till now, albeit accompanied by s… Read More

…have been recipes for disaster in my own experience. Yet, in watching the election campaigns unfold, we witness the attempts of politicians to do exactly that, in order to seduce vot… Read More

…the Tories have come up with another astounding policy which they will implement, if elected. Demonstrating also, that they are making up their manifesto as they go along with no con… Read More

…and enough foot soldiers on the ground to launch the long awaited assault on the public over the next few weeks. What could possibly go wrong ? Adding the human element of a Tor… Read More

…why you should allow yourself a waking up period before clicking on links in Twitter messages, as happened with me this morning. I don’t normally mind a bit of spam as it can s… Read More

…were the most noteworthy elements of the Tory Party manifesto, released on Thursday. One could have been forgiven for thinking that it had been written by someone in the Labour Party… Read More

…are very useful things to know if you have decided to do some DIY around the home and they are readily available on the internet if you do a bit of searching. When the phrase, tricks… Read More

…sometimes unearths disturbing and unsettling information, depending on your individual viewpoint, and checking the background to the UK election has raised some points and questions… Read More

…is a beneficial, if not essential, exercise, which frees the mind from the cataract of useless information and cacophony of conflicting ideas roaming unfettered inside a human brain… Read More

…were once the preserve of spy novels and one could never be absolutely certain that such agencies existed in reality, such was the intrigue with which they were presented. Nowadays t… Read More

…must have been well and truly upset, in frustration with the news that President Trump has decided to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. However, its certain that t… Read More

…as the public vent their emotions regarding last night’s terrorist atrocities in London. Social media provides an outlet for the anger and frustration people are feel… Read More

…is the most common way for politicians to escape the devastation they have created ( with the exception of assassination or death by natural causes ), but Theresa May seems either, u… Read More

…until the current Prime  Minister of the United Kingdom resigns or is removed from the position by her party. How can normality be resumed in the current atmosphere of complete… Read More

…and get it off my shoulders “, an old sixties song, sums up how the Tory Party might be feeling in the wake of the General Election. However, no one can make the world go away… Read More

…are essential elements of any kind of leadership organisation. A tiny bit of instilled fear of the unknown used to be thought of as beneficial also, to assist the achievement of desi… Read More

…might have been the next movie in the Carry On series, were they still making them. The current Tory administration’s bumbling attempts to force through unpopular policies has… Read More

…is a question in some peoples’ minds as North Korea continues its missile testing programme with some alacrity. Kim Jong Un is claiming self defence but the Western world are v… Read More