UK Life – Has Magna Carta been eroded and beyond the point of no return?
How many people in the UK today know of Magna Carta? Ask the question of more mature members of society and most will probably know what...
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Social Affairs: Should Children Give Up Their Seats For Adults?
There have been, over recent months, several news reports concerning people’s behaviour while using public transport, particularly...
Social Affairs: A Cry for the Tenant
Recent mainstream news media has reported that house prices have fallen significantly over the past few weeks, but whatever the fall, it...
Politics: Jeremy Corbyn: Fit to be Labour Leader?
In my book ‘Comments of a Common Man’ (both the first edition and the new second edition), I have been rather restrained in any criticism...
Politics: Is Boris a Political Martyr, a Smart Mover or a Buffoon?
Boris Johnson’s recent remarks in his newspaper column have – inevitably - led to a storm of protest and a flood of support. What is...
Social Affairs: In defence of Social Media, Amazon and the Rest
Much has been made recently of the low amount of tax paid by Amazon, Google, Facebook and other digitally-based companies that provide...
Social Affairs: Hate Crime or just a Crime?
After recent furores over ‘wolf-whistling’ at women, two fine examples of what really does constitute something worth chasing the...
Social Affairs: Have the Police Lost Control of the Streets?
The question has been asked this very week, on the cusp of the annual great getaway for people in the UK, as the school holidays begin...
Politics: The UK and the EU
This was originally posted on Facebook two days before the referendum on whether or not to remain in or leave the EU was held in June...
Sport - Football The England Question
France are worthy world champions, their 4-2 victory over Croatia demonstrating that, over the course of the tournament, they had the...
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