Last year I was lucky enough to attend the FODIP study tour of Israel/Palestine. http://www.fodip.org/ This tour consisted of a group of Muslims, Jews and Christians who wanted to work together as UK citizens to try and understand how the issues in Palestine/Israel had arisen and how we can work together better in order to alleviate […]
An American Wail? or English Repression?
First of all – I will lay this on the line. Any anti-American vitroil is not welcome here on ‘comments’. Now, I don’t mind for a minute if you want to lay into USA world foreign policy to date, or the way that the country is managed at present. Or hell – the whole foundation of the country if you like! […]
Southern Discomfort?
In a shop in Skipton today. A ‘Closing Down Sale’. A rack of nice quality, but ridiculously cheap tee shirts. My 6 year old daughter starts a conversation…. DAUGHTER: Mummy – why don’t we get one of those tee shirts there? They look quite nice. ME: Well – at first glance maybe. But that’s the Confederate […]
Govt Plans for Public Services Run by Volunteers – My Mind is Boggling..how about yours?
I love the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). Not just because they are Quaker inspired and governed (am unashamedly pro-Quaker). I like their neat summaries, that don’t assume you already know lots about latest policy developments (I don’t read newspapers these days). I like this summary on the new white paper… http://www.jrf.org.uk/blog/2011/07/public-services-white-paper Today I don’t feel like commenting seriously on this […]
Winehouse Death Leads to Self-Righteous Tosh
I feel strongly about the subject of addiction. I don’t want to read a single sentence that slags Amy Winehouse off for her inability to live beyond her addictions. My heart aches for her – it aches even more for the poor souls who live on very low income levels, who are working class, who […]
The Ownership of Our Poo Is Changing!
How did I miss this one? Nice letter today from our Water Authority (happens to be ‘Yorkshire Water’). Informing my household that from 1st October 2011 the govt is changing current legislation so that MANY of the UK’s sewage pipes will be moving into ownership of the water authorities. Apparently it has been a bit too […]