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I recommend anyone who wants to stand for public office to read this book. I recognise a lot of what the first half of this book talks about either through my own personal experience of being a Council candidate or helping to campaign f...
From the opening this story grabs and hauls you off into the wonders of a darkly wooded world. There’s no learning curve, as it starts small and simple. You are then introduced to a pleasant and likable young woman, whose life is drastic...
The reader is reunited with Bennie, Judy and Mary, and a few other new characters (Lou!) join in on the fun. Like her other books, there are lots of twists and turns, including possible twins, police corruption, newly discovered fathers,...
Category Archives: political
Why are we still using GDP?
For more than 70 years our economic system has been using Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the yardstick measurement of our economy. This yardstick measures only economic activity. It was meant to help reduce poverty using “trickle down” economics. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Circular, economy, GDP, GEP, poverty, sustainable
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UK Elections Bill – Pros and Cons
The recently published Elections Bill in the UK Parliament is an attempt to rig our electoral system to favour the Conservative & Unionist Party. It will makes changes to the administration and conduct of elections with the stated aim of … Continue reading
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Tagged Democracy, election reform, human rights, voting system
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UK Government Failing to engage with a “Global Britain”
International affairs are framed as a choice between a country and the rest of the world. This is Nonsense. Diplomatic failures to resolve problems over many years have created real challenges: of low wages; economic decline; environmental damage and political … Continue reading
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Voter ID for Voting?
The UK Government is proposing to make people use Photo ID at polling stations in future elections. This would require Councils, as the electoral body responsible for organising elections, to issue millions of identity cards. However millions of people do … Continue reading
Did an election really take place yesterday????
I have been involved in elections for the last few years as a member of a local party campaign team and an election agent. This year I have not been and it feels strange, it feels as though an election … Continue reading
