Category: General

It was Enoch Powell who railed in the 50s about the problems of a divided society would have, when the large number of Afro-Caribbean immigrants was allowed into England, for cheap labour. A couple of days ago I read in the press that, surprise, surprise, there are 2000 suspected subversive activists in Britain, with terrorist… Continue reading 09.11.07. A Divided Society

Not only are the peoples of Britain and America disillusioned with their leaders, but there is anarchy and upheaval throughout the world. By drawing comparisons between, say 1930 and today, some strong levels of change become obvious, in for example, general honesty, respect, compassion, speed of communication, insularity of commerce, education, prospects for the individual,… Continue reading 08.11.07, Pessimism and Self Control

Yesterday I considered sending no more Comments to the Blog, indeed closing it, because I felt I was repeatedly covering old ground, as one does at my age. For example, there was a piece on BBC TV News offering the fact that young people, selected for a questionnaire, considered they were at least 5% better… Continue reading Author’s Note

I apologise for appearing to be going over the same ground, but how can I help it when the government is making grandiose statements almost daily. Before I get to the meat, a few days ago the PM was pontificating on education in a school and then sat down with the kids. He looked most… Continue reading 02.11.07, Comments, Education again.

‘U’ turn on Road Charges, Ruth Kelly is once again proposing to make charges on motorists using trunk Motorways. I’m sorry she wasn’t with me being driven by my Grand daughter, who is a business woman who covers a lot of Northern Ireland. We were returning home in the rush hour, and the traffic was… Continue reading 01.11.07, Comments, These caught my eye.

It is no wonder the Government is worried about the level of innumeracy in Britain when its own statisticians and civil servants can’t count. We could have told them there are more immigrants than they thought, we trip over them everywhere. This particular statistic is important, and the looming problems more so, but the really… Continue reading 31.10.07, Comments, Westminster is now Cloud Cuckoo Land!

Years and years ago there was a slogan, ‘Buy British’, which ran for some time and was, indeed, heeded by the public, and I believe, if we would pull our heads out of the sand and look, we are in a worse state than we ever were except for the period round the General Strike… Continue reading 30.10.07, Comment, Buy Britiah or EU to Survive?

Apparently, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has discovered something parents have known for years, children born late in the year can be placed in classes which can be too advanced for them, by the date which determines the school year and the dates of examinations. They have carried out research and discovered that this affects… Continue reading 28.10.07, Comment,Changing the School Year is Next!

Yesterday a film on TV, gave me pause for thought. The film, Cross of Iron, with James Coburn leading, was an old one I had seen long ago. It was so well directed, and was about a small element of the German Army, retreating before a hoard of Russians. The scenes were realistic, bloody and… Continue reading 27.10.07, Comment, Real War!

Diplomas, already? I smell a rat! If the government fails to get the results it has boasted it will in GCSEs and the rest, then we change the goal post yet again and introduce Diplomas on a graded scale. When I was doing first year algebra, the teacher used to say you can’t mix apples… Continue reading 26.10.07, Comment, Change Yet Again?