December 2009 - Posts
In a cracking interpretation of redistribution of wealth, a
Church of England vicar has recommended shoplifting for those who are living in
poverty. Read More...
What a contrast in the reactions of this morning's
newspapers to the sentence handed down to paedophile nursery nurse Vanessa
George. Read More...
Could this really happen? There is a move to introduce a law
- or at least Whitehall has refused to rule one out, according the Daily
Telegraph - to ban parents from smoking in front of their children. Read More...
Social workers looking forward to a whopping 1% pay rise in each of the next two years must be apoplectic as our irresponsible,
gung-ho bankers threaten to quit the UK because their ill-gotten bonuses above
£25,000 will be taxed at 50%. Read More...
The word "adequate" is proving a controversial one after the
publication of the Care Quality Commission's annual performance assessments . Read More...
Private provider Care UK may have been celebrating its rise
in profits three weeks ago but this week marks the end of yet another contract,
this time in Islington. Read More...
This is the best excuse yet for a night out. MPs, led Labour's Keith Vaz, are looking for the "best club" in London for cocaine use. Read More...
We hadn't heard much about marriage from the Tories until
David Cameron was interviewed by our old friends at the Daily Mail this week
and accused Labour of being "pathologically" opposed to supporting the institution.
Anyone would think...
British Red Cross marked World Aids Day 2009 by releasing
the findings of a survey of young people's attitudes towards the virus - with some paradoxical results. Read More...
I missed BBC One's Inside Sport investigation into
depression among sportspeople , but it featured the former All Black John Kirwan
who fronted an advertising campaign in New Zealand to destigmatise the
condition. Read More...