Election analysis of the two-leg vs. one-leg race
In the same great tradition of modern-day political journalists, I’d like to contribute my own analysis of the recent political debate between the three major candidates, using the photo above. The issues at stake in this election: the budget, jobs, immigration. Scratch that. Style, poise, eye contact, sound bites, tone. Nick Clegg sounded and looked [...]
Unfair laws allow rapist to remain in UK
I am still baffled by the idea of the EU. Despite not having lived in Europe all my life, or maybe because of it, I find it difficult to understand the concept of the EU. It does not help that sometimes the EU and the individual countries may have different laws, or at least a [...]
Is going paperless a savings?
So, the government wants to go paperless. That is, if they still remain in office. Having said that, they have put the pressure on the next government (whatever it may be) to either scrap the idea or to push forward. There will be criticism regardless, just as there is now. I’ve read some of the [...]
Who pays the price for maternity/paternity leave?
I’m sure I must have mentioned this topic before, but it is now going to have an impact on my workplace, so it affects me more personally. Every decision the government makes has benefits and downsides. Depending on which side you want to argue for, you tend to only see that one side. It is [...]
PIN chip technology not foolproof
I don’t understand this obsession with PIN-chip credit and debit cards. When we first opened a current account with our bank, we were given a cash account – that meant you could only access money at the ATM machines. When we started having regular deposits into the account, the cash account was converted into the [...]
The depressing housing market
I keep seeing these contradictory reports regarding the housing market and it makes me wonder if it’s government propaganda or the media trying to mislead us. First, they said that housing prices were going up. This was a marker that the recession was improving. I really have not seen much improvement in the recession when [...]
Why can’t we all just get along?
I have been away awhile, but I never meant to neglect this blog. It’s interesting to note the latest comments – diametrically opposed viewpoints that serve to highlight the opinions of the two people mentioned in the post. Yet, the post itself did not express any particular prejudices against one group or the other. However, [...]
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