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Sep 18, 20234 min read
Grayson Perry - Superhero
Who is this super hero? Is it Sarge? No! Rosemary the telephone operator? No! Claire the mild mannered housewife? Could be! Grayson...
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Sep 6, 20231 min read
The Duty of a Public Journalist
Too often we see journalists vilified or criticised for doing their job, or not doing it. Like all professions there are good and bad....
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Jul 28, 20234 min read
Farming for the Good Years.
I recently read a tweet that expressed the fear that every farmer feels this time of year: " Just totted up what we've spent on the...
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Jul 6, 20234 min read
Inland Revenue, PAYE, State Pension - Why are they hard to deal with?
This summer the Inland Revenue has declared a shutdown of its Tax helpline for the summer. The impact of this is , in my opinion,...
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Jul 4, 20233 min read
Pharmacies at Breaking Point As More to Close
The above heading is from a recent newspaper headline this week just after Boots has announced it will close 300 of its pharmacies....
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Jun 4, 20235 min read
The Misdirection of Spanish Climate.
Spain is currently being repeatedly quoted as the main European example of “climate crisis” affecting Agriculture. Although I do not...
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May 30, 20232 min read
The Little Mermaid and a Lesson in Critical Thinking
Marcus Ryder is an accomplished author, journalist and activist. Yesterday he tweeted that he had seen the new Disney Little Mermaid with...
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May 27, 20239 min read
Is Your Bank Branch Closing?
In response to the planned closure of Seahouses and Alnwick branches of Barclays Bank Councillors Gordon Castle, Wendy Pattison and Guy...
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May 20, 20232 min read
Wax On Wax Off
2023 saw me living in Amble Northumberland for the first time having moved from my native Lincolnshire. In February I started to work...
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May 18, 20238 min read
Water and Sewage - lessons from history and who pays?
Much of our water and sewage system owes its existence to the Victorian era of expansion. Water supply and sewage were essentially...
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Jan 9, 20233 min read
A Failed Ambulance Service Part 2 A&E - Anything and Everything.
The ambulance service is possibly one of the most abused and misused aspects of healthcare along with A&E To prove my point lets look at...
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Jan 8, 20232 min read
A Failed Ambulance Service Part 1.
East Midlands Ambulance Service has warned of slower response times during the strikes and in recent weeks. I guess some may not notice...
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Aug 23, 20223 min read
Truth in Politics
Truth is often seen as a singularity, but, especially in politics it is often a plurality. This is because truth often depends on...
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Aug 23, 20222 min read
Ethics in Politics
This is the first of six posts inspired by the thoughts and words of Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart in their highly successful...
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Aug 22, 20222 min read
Insulated - how my house held the heat.
This is my home. Built in 1980's by Scott Builders in Spalding these houses won awards at the time for energy saving insulation. Indeed,...
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Aug 5, 20223 min read
ENERGY LED INFLATION – THE FAILURE OF GOVERNMENT
Any government that cannot control inflation will not remain a government for long. Yet we see many administrations ringing their hands...
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Jul 21, 20221 min read
Hannah Fry, Truth on the Internet and my Dogs Bollocks
Last night I watched a program by Hannah Fry looking at why some people are against vaccines. Part of the discussion was about truth and...
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Jul 20, 20222 min read
Energy Inflation
Throughout 2022 the world has been left in no doubt of the gravity of the economic situation with which we are now faced. Almost daily...
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Jul 16, 20224 min read
THE DUTCH FARMER PROTEST – WINNERS AND LOSERS
The “Dutch N” case and the “Urgenda” case are compelling the Dutch government to seek massive reductions of greenhouse gases by 2040 and...
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