Category: Blogging
Zero hours, tax free childcare and bedroom tax.
It’s hard to know where to turn at the moment. Which policy or societal move to look at first. I’ve written on the bedroom tax before, but this week it’s hit the mainstream media and people are shocked to discover it’s not working to free up social housing, it’s just causing misery. Really? We couldn’t…
Saturday snippets 3 August 2013
{waking} early to a beautiful day. And wishing I was in a tent instead of a bedroom. {enjoying} an afternoon with extended family. Good food, good company, good weather. {receiving} an embarrassment of riches in the form of five parcels of books. Mainly prizes – 1 for review. (23 books!) Particular thanks to Mumsnet bookclub…
And just like that, I could vanish.
Well, not me. My blog. And not so much vanish as get filed in the bottom drawer of a locked filing cabinet in a disused laboratory with a sign on the door… Wondering what I’m talking about? It’s the government’s latest wheeze to protect the children. Won’t you think of the children, they cry, while…
Have you ever been annoying?
Well be careful then, you might be about to become a criminal. Sadly, I’m not exaggerating. You see, in a drive to simplify our somewhat overburdened legislation, the government is currently considering a new Bill, the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill which could make being annoying a criminal act. They are looking at replacing…
Saturday snippets 27 July 2013
{Watching} True Lies. Wondering if categorisation has changed since it was filmed, the language is worse than more modern films but I’ve seen more graphic violence in lower ages. {Eating} homemade pizza. Was great to work with all children except Tigerboy to make it 🙂 {Reading} Gone. {Listening} to the storm. Been a bit jealous…
Why 111 doesn't add up.
We were fortunate, here in Suffolk, to be part of the pilot for the new national 111 non emergency health service. I saw fortunate meaning that completely ironically. The last time Tigerboy was poorly, with a chest infection, I called NHSDirect and was taken through a questionnaire, then told I needed to see a doctor,…
Saturday snippets 20 July 2013
{Watching} we bought a zoo for the first family film night in ages. Success with all members of the family except Tim who didn’t rate Matt Damon. {Visiting} out of hours with Tigerboy for the second time in 24 hours. Rant to follow. Touch wood he seems to be bouncing back now. {Reading} the silent…
