Ok, so I may be slow, but I have now worked out my bleating about this government’s approach to the voluntary sector a few weeks ago was quite timely. You see, dear old Mr Brown has just screwed the third sector – again. Tax is down to 20% from next year, whoppee! Oh, except there [Continue]

So, the government’s screwed the third sector again. Yet more overspend on the Olympics, so the lottery will be mined deeper still to make up the short fall. For all the talk of supporting the voluntary and community sector, there never appears to be much action. Or money. Take a look at government grants available. [Continue]

Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. Picture courtesy of Anneliese Myers [Continue]

I wonder just how much state control/surveillance the average Brit can stand? It appears the country will quite happily swallow almost anything as long as it is dressed up in terms of “protecting” the vulnerable – particularly children. The Government’s “Every Child Matters” strategy is a classic. Don’t [Continue]

I have become an allotment holder! Well not quite, I have just started sharing an allotment with a friend. So, I have a year of hard work but hopefully lots of nice tasty veg. My garden is the size of a postage stamp, and I manage to grow a surprising amount on it, but it’s [Continue]

A few weeks ago The Times published an article entitled: Bolt holes at a bargain price You think you can’t buy a second home in Britain for less than £100,000? Think again, says Lucy Denyer http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article1294147.ece Hmmm…… I wouldn’t mind being able [Continue]

Sometimes I am certain of what I believe, what matters, what is right and what is wrong. Some nights I wake up too often to get into such lavish dreams. You see, I increasingly think life is just more complicated than the label-mongers would have us believe. We had my ‘rents and brother (who has [Continue]