Totnes has been in the news lately on two counts as recorded here by Lucy Brown recently. As it happens I am writing this in Rumour, a bistro on the south side of Totnes’ High Street. The Methodist Church, in … Continue reading
Let’s list a few. The NHS Universality Illegal drugs Our Independent Nuclear Deterrent Fairness Equality Today we will have a look at the first two. The NHS is probably the biggest elephant in the room at the moment … Continue reading
The only sensible thing to say about the news in the papers recently is that there is ample evidence that the political process in this country just does not work. Let’s start with The Independent and a piece by Jane … Continue reading
Today is going to be somewhere between a rant and a wonderful example of cold, clear thinking. I suspect more the former than the latter. Being disabled: what a headline – what a multitude of different conditions it covers and … Continue reading
The theme of my Monday blogs has been Tax and Spend. I started with a plan of campaign but I have been badly thrown off course by events (‟Events, dear boy, events″, as Harold Macmillan, then Prime Minister, put it … Continue reading
When you think about it neither fairness nor equality can exist within any group of human beings – it is how we deal with unfairness and inequality that matters. First, though, am I right to say that neither fairness nor … Continue reading
For various reasons, a number of new posts have been added to our web site today. * * * * * The first one is a blog by Sue Marsh. Here is how she describes herself in her blog profile. … Continue reading
By Sue Marsh I know, the Welfare Reform Bill passed. In a fizzle of shame, it gasped it’s way through the Lords last night. But we always knew it would, so I’m going to talk about pooh. If you have … Continue reading
By guest blogger Thomas Pride This piece first appeared on the blog ‘Pride’s Purge – an irreverent look at UK politics.‘ Well, we agree with the fact that his blogs are always irreverent and would add that they can be … Continue reading
Two things have become clear as a result of the various blogs and posts on the 2020UK site when it comes to meeting the needs of the disadvantaged. One is keeping costs within budget and the other that assessing need … Continue reading