I was once sat in a doctors surgery, rather bored, waiting for my turn to go and be poked and prodded. As I sat in the half empty room someone came in, picked up a chair and left. No-one batted an eyelid. No-one missed the chair. We were all still sitting [Continue]

Am I the only one who remembers this? Spitting Image song to the tune of “Golden Brown” but with words changed to suit Gordon? I was amazed I never heard it when he took over as PM. I can’t find it on You Tube either, despite loads of other Spitting Image songs [Continue]

…Golden Brown is really starting to scare me. BBC news article sets out some of his views on education. Yet more tinkering at the edges, and essential lots more of the same, generally the sort of things most politicians spout. My concern is just how wedded “education” is becoming to “career” [Continue]

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! [Continue]