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Category Archives: Politics
Yes or No – AV and Royals
A referendum is looming and the pressure is on. Not least because before today I didn’t really even understand what AV was, who wanted it or why it would be good or bad. After three hours googling with K I … Continue reading
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The students are revolting
Over 50 000 students congregated in London today to protest against the massive increase in tuition fees. And what a protest it was – just like those heady days in January 2009 when over 30 universities were occupied by students … Continue reading
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Greens get one seat
Interesting times in England as no one party gets a majority and we now have a hung parliament. It seems it’s up to the Lib Dems to decide which party to team up with. Of course some people didn’t even … Continue reading
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Make the world a better place
After an afternoon spent exploring Grenoble I came across the Bibliothèque d’étude et d’information. The sixth floor of the building is a wonderful library complete with solid wooden tables and those tiny library card drawers which makes you feel you’ve … Continue reading
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Please don’t lable me
It was extremely interesting hearing Ariane Sherine – talk about the Atheist Bus Campaign that she created last year. It’s always inspiring to hear about people who make a bit of a splash. The campaign was really encouraging for a … Continue reading
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A spot of tennis followed by politics
Yesterday I actually managed to play a bit of tennis with Jolien and Vanessa before heading to the Friends Meeting House to go to a Stop The War meeting on Afghanistan. The meeting was quite interesting – a chap from … Continue reading
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War kills civilians
Everyday I hear on the news how many British soldiers have died in Afghanistan and how the military wants even more resources. I continue to be appalled by the situation in Afghanistan. This is one of the poorest countries in … Continue reading
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Pif-Paf at the Sedgwick Museum and bike shopping at Horrid Halfords
I went to see the Sedgwick Museum to see
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Finding home
It was a busy week last week. Work ate a huge chunk of every day and then the evenings were spent cycling backwards and forwards to the letting agent to sort out the flat key and other such neccessities. I … Continue reading
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This is the Colbert Report: Pro War Propaganda
While catching up on this weeks Colbert Report I was saddened to find Stephen Colbert appears to have gone over to Iraq not only to entertain the troops but also to provide us with some good old war propaganda. So … Continue reading