After Copenhagen : What Hope for the Planet?

Posted on: 29 December 2009

  Firstly, nobody wants to live in a world where all we see is rubbish and waste strewn everywhere and the air we breathe is polluted with poisonous gases etc. We all need to clean up our acts. Secondly, this issue has been hijacked by political groups and Governments all over the world. It h… Read Full Article …

American Healthcare : the NHS in the Crosswires

Posted on: 14 October 2009

  It's a pity that before the US dragged our NHS into their debate, we ever wrecked it ourselves! I worked in the NHS as a Psychiatric Nurse and witnessed it's slide to ruin. We once had the best health care system in the World; British trained nurses were sought throughout the Globe. So we ch… Read Full Article …

Free Bus Passes : Should the Elderly be Means-Tested?

Posted on: 14 October 2009

  Since I got my free Bus Pass last year -- I've started leaving the car at home... The bus I was on this morning had about 20 pensioners on -- I'm sure SOME of them must have cars?? Anything that reduces traffic on our over crowded roads and reduces pollution must be a good thing surely ??!! … Read Full Article …

Public Fury: Can Trust in MPs Be Restored?

Posted on: 28 May 2009

I personally feel betrayed by our MP’s, it is fraud plain an simple, they ought to be ashamed, ethically they know it is wrond, they should be prosecuted,to show the next batch it is not on, expenses should be for travel/petrol etc and milage calculated, and paid on receipt. the whole scandal … Read Full Article …

Alcohol : Do We Need Minimum Prices?

Posted on: 26 March 2009

I think that Sir Liam Donaldson is thinking along the right lines. Minimum prices will not affect people who drink in pubs (because the price of a pint is well above the minimum). It also will not hurt people who drink any reasonable quality wine (although it might help to discourage the modern tren… Read Full Article …

Savers : Getting a Raw Deal?

Posted on: 12 February 2009

Interest rates should not be reduced to this very low level – savers need support too. What anyone wants is to have money to pay off their debts, particularly where credit card companies have suddenly raised the interest rates thereby making it more difficult to pay off the sum borrowed. Inste… Read Full Article …

Gaza : What Can Stop the Violence?

Posted on: 28 January 2009

It is nonsense for anyone to suggest that Israel’s action against Hamas will only harden the resolve of the Palestinians to continue their war. Hamas and Fatah parties follow the aims and objectives of most Islamic States in planning to anhilate Israel and remove all Jews in the Middle East. I… Read Full Article …

Christmas Letters

Posted on: 16 December 2008

In last month’s newsletter we asked you to mail in your thoughts about Christmas and the response we had was fantastic. Although we couldn’t put up all of the letters you will find below a selection of some of the messages that were sent in. My daughter is 22 now but when she was aro… Read Full Article …

After Brand and Ross : Where Now for the BBC?

Posted on: 04 November 2008

The BBC have learnt nothing from the Hutton Inquiry. Once again, a minor lapse has escalated because BBC management have no systems in place for taking responsibility for and correcting errors. It is insane that an organisation with so many executives can’t find one to take charge when the bos… Read Full Article …

The Financial Fire-Storm : How Hot Will It Get?

Posted on: 29 September 2008

As someone who likes to spread his (admittedly tiny) savings and investments across a range of institutions so that if one is dodgy then there is less risk of me losing everything, it is unnerving to find them coalescing into a single conglomerate. It’s been the same with my credit cards, sudd… Read Full Article …