On Saturday October 20th I along with several other members of the MNDA Campaign Network, joined in the TUC-organised A Future That Works March joining fellow disability campaigners including Parkinson’s UK as part of the Hardest Hit Movement. Our … Continue reading
Since becoming an enthusiastic – if irregular – blogger for 2020UK, I have taken to scouring the world of digital media with far more scrutiny than hitherto had been the case before. One advantage about the online editions of popular … Continue reading
“If you are not part of the solution then you are part of the problem”, is an adage familiar to anyone who has had to sit through those numerous management/leadership courses where dogma and theory seek to replace common sense. … Continue reading
Over the weekend I received an email containing a link to the Labour Representation Committee Website which published a statement from John McDonnell MP, in which he sets out an alternative to the current austerity programme being pursued by the … Continue reading
Much has been reported about the lack of any defined legislation in the recent Queen’s Speech for the proper provision of social care for the elderly and chronically disabled. Certainly the Dilnot Commission recommendations appear to have been kicked into … Continue reading
First of all a belated Bonne Anniversaire to our founder and all-round good egg, Rodney Willett, on his birthday yesterday. On his blog @2020UK.org, Rodney stated that over the course of his fifty plus politically active years, he has become … Continue reading
When David Cameron was summoned by Speaker John Bercow to respond to an urgent parliamentary question from the Labour Party over why he had not ordered an enquiry into the allegations surrounding Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, he was said by … Continue reading
The late, great Groucho Marx, once said that he found television very educational: everytime someone turned it on, he went into another room and read a good book! Ordinarily I would agree with such a sentiment, but it has to … Continue reading
For those like me who take an irreverent view toward authority and the world in general, and to help celebrate the birthday of an English icon – one who actually is English – I thought it might be amusing to … Continue reading
Like any horse race, it is always interesting to see in an election year who makes the early running; and so with apologies to the sport of kings, here is the full SP on last weeks party political race meeting … Continue reading