Brown to unveil job boost plans

We thought that spin had ended but this supposed new Prime Minister is at it again.
He now dreams of a job for every British worker. No problem with having dreams but surely the fact that this is a Prime Minister who has spent billions on the wasteful new deal means we cannot believe that this supposed [...]

Happy Birthday to me!

Happy New Year

Blog away

I am not going to be Blogging for a few days; Christmas is a good excuse for a rest.
Can I wish you all a very happy Christmas and a blessed and prosperous new year.

Lib Dem MP wants to scrap school sports and skipping instead

Every now and again the lunacy that is the Lib Dems rises to the surface. This is one of those occasions. A Lib Dem MP has told the House of Commons that school sports should be scrapped. Instead of doing competitive sports they should do “skipping, dancing and games”.
What a fool. My son plays rugby on [...]

The US mid terms are getting closer

I am not one for negative campaigning but I think this video from the US is rather amusing. Hat tip to “The Daily”.

Poll lead 10 points for the Conservatives as Lib Dems fall back further

Yet more good news for the Conservatives. The poll lead has opened up to 10 points, the largest since the 1992 general Election win. Six months ago we were ten points behind. To make life happier for the residents of Kingston the Lib Dems have also fallen further as they struggle to cope with the [...]

Blair to reduce Council funding if anti social behaviour not cut.

This must be one of those spoof stories trying to divert attention from the Government’s troubles. Blair now wants to cut the budget of Council’s that do not tackle antisocial behavior. Surely cutting the budgets of the Councils will lead to more anit social behaviour. Kingston has a relatively low crime rate, even though it [...]

Rich, Happy and Clever in Kingston but surprises in Berrylands

The Surrey Comet is reporting an interesting Government website that provides ward by ward analysis of the Borough. The statistics include education, housing, salary etc. Not surprisingly it reports that Kingston is rich, happy and clever.
The most surprising element is that concerning Berrylands. Could you have believed that Berrylands has the second lowest proprotion or [...]

Today is tax freedom day!

The third of June is the date, this year, on which the people of the country have worked long enough to pay off all their taxes and are now working for themselves.
This day is calculated annually by the Adam Smith Insitute. Not surprisingly it has been getting later and later since the current Government [...]