May 17
The Queen’s Speech on Wednesday 9th May caused quite a bit of controversy from quite a few sources. It also prompted UN Women to comment on flexible working practices. Jan Grasty, President of the UK National Committee of UN Women, which focuses on encouraging economic empowerment for women as a route to education, career progression …
May 17
Arguably the best documentary series ever made for British television and certainly the longest running factual programme in the history of UK TV, The release of 7-49 Up is now out on DVD. The flagship ITV series about children from different social backgrounds made between 1964 and 2005 as they evolve through life will be …
May 16
There are 650 MPs in the House of Commons and Frost Magazine is profiling all of them. Phew. Here is number 1; Diane Abbott Born: 27 September 1953 in Paddington, London. (58) Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington Shadow Minister for Public Health 2010. Party: Labour Facts Went to Harrow and Cambridge Against Iraq …
May 15
Rebekah Brooks, the former News International chief executive, and her racehorse trainer husband, Charlie Brooks, are to be charged with perverting the course of justice during the phone-hacking scandal. Mrs Brooks and her husband revealed the charger themselves in a statement which critiscised the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decision. They said: “We have been informed …
May 01
POLITICIANS VOTED LEAST TRUSTED PROFESSION IN THE UK The RatedPeople Trust Index, calculated from four different attributes, has today revealed that politicians are the least trusted profession in the UK from a list of professions, coming bottom for reliability, honesty and quality of work. The research of 2,054 adults, conducted by YouGov on behalf of …
Apr 29
It’s now less than a week to go to the London mayoral election and it’s is a two-horse race between the Conservative incumbent, Boris Johnson and the former mayor and Labour candidate, Ken Livingstone. In the polls, Ken is behind, somewhere between 2 and 10 points behind according to the latest figures. This is surprising …
Apr 22
The UK is hovering on the brink of a double dip recession Official Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures due out on Wednesday are expected to show the UK narrowly escaping a double dip recession; however many experts predict we’re still not safe. With mixed signals coming from different sectors and unemployment decreasing only marginally, albeit …
Apr 18
Warren Buffet has revealed he has prostate cancer, but has assured his followers that he will fight it. Buffet will undergo treatment for early stages prostate cancer. The 82-year-old billionaire and Berkshire Hathaway founder described his condition as; “”not remotely life threatening or even debilitating in any meaningful way” He went on to …
Apr 11
Dear Royal Mail, I would have posted this letter but your prices are getting expensive. Anyway, let’s not quibble. I am writing to you today because I am worried. I am worried that the once great institution that was is the Royal Mail has become a shadow of it’s former self. I am worried …
Apr 10
For someone in their twenties it is hard to think of a time which has been harder economically than right now. But I do know that this is not true. There have been many booms and busts before, times much harder than this. Rationing, world wars, the great depression. But what of the future? My …
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