When a boy throws himself off a bridge to fall 20 feet, because he is being attacked; when we hear daily of murder, stabbing, and children with machetes, and other children stoning ambulances, it is time to take stock. Before World War II one rarely saw an article in a newspaper about murder, to the… Continue reading 17.02.08, Analyse Crime to find the Causes?
Category: General
15.02.08, Culture Classes.
If I were a schoolteacher I think I would pack it in, buy a rucksack and go walkabout. It is incredible that we have two members of Parliament, called secretaries, to deliver one message from the Cabinet, the culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, and the school’s secretary, Ed Balls, telling schoolteachers and the parents that the… Continue reading 15.02.08, Culture Classes.
12.02.08.
Curry Concerns I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read that 9000 Curry houses were short of staff, and the staff that was needed had to come from Bangladesh. Sophie and my daughter have both taught themselves to make various, incredibly nice curry dishes, using a spice recipe that they got from a restaurant in… Continue reading 12.02.08.
12.02.08
Stoning firemen just for fun. A pastime created by bored young people, during the troubles in Northern Ireland, seems to have spread throughout the UK. It was really very simple, all you needed was some bottle crates, some old whisky and gin bottles, to steal some petrol and tear up a few rags, make about… Continue reading 12.02.08
10.02.08,Raandom Thoughts. A heinous racket!
A heinous racket! Whether this is common or merely in one hospital in Northern Ireland, I am unable to say as I have not researched it, but heinous it certainly is. A young woman, heavily pregnant and with a serious lung complaint had been sent to the hospital for attention. She entered the car parking… Continue reading 10.02.08,Raandom Thoughts. A heinous racket!
07.02.08, The Government We Deserve. Really?
Yesterday I was in the company of two, very bright women in their late 80s, who in all the 60 odd years that I have known them have only talked babies, weddings, gardening and suchlike, and yet yesterday they lambasted the politicians, saying that they believed nothing they were told any more. They thought the… Continue reading 07.02.08, The Government We Deserve. Really?
06.02.08, Serious Questions!
I still have to be careful not to strain my eyes and over the last few days I have written a piece about government for today, but events have overtaken me and so I write this virtually in shorthand. Please forgive me. A number of incidents concerning the national accounting are perturbing me. It started… Continue reading 06.02.08, Serious Questions!
03.02.08, Only 5 Days To Go
Old Light through New Windows. On Thursday last, I had one of those days when things can still surprise you. I saw an incredibly interesting and well put together programme on BBC 4 which confirmed things I had been told as a boy about Islam. It was the first part of a triptych entitled ‘The… Continue reading 03.02.08, Only 5 Days To Go
31.01.08, The Lottery of Banking!
Recently I had a run in with my Bank. It was over an unreasonable fine and interest charge because I was, understandably, 2 days late in paying my credit card balance, when I had substantial funds in my current account gaining no interest. This made me examine my banking experiences over 61 years with the… Continue reading 31.01.08, The Lottery of Banking!
30.01.08, Am I Stupid or is it the Others?
Health Warning! Soph didn’t like this when she read it because of the maths, but if one is making assumptions and statements the basis is essential. This fuss about Electioneering, and Haines in particular I leave to later, but it does raise general questions. I have never voted in GB and voting in N.Ireland is… Continue reading 30.01.08, Am I Stupid or is it the Others?