I have covered this aspect of British culture before and raised issues with major TV corporations regarding what they focus on. It would seem that all type of subjects and stupid story lines are embraced when it comes to soaps on our telly so I wrote to the BBC and asked them why they do not cover the problems faced by those of us who have ear wax? It is a story that needs exposure. Picture this Emily Bishop has issues with Norris the Doris but falls out with him because she can't hear him clearly because she missed her appointment with the ear wax man the other day. It's current, it's here and it's happening so why don't they focus on that? Still waiting for a reply, seems that they are not taking me seriously! lol..
http://lawatwork.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/what-about-earwax.html
Friday, 11 January 2013
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Ken Livingstone and Lords
Glad that our Ken decided not to take the title he was offered he would have been a right old hypocrite if he did. We can't have a society of Equals when some are more equal than others? What is this obsession with dishing out honours anyway? We will never be truly equal if we have distinctions for some.
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Free dolphins
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a beautiful group of islands in the
West Indies known for their lush beaches and incredible plant and animal
life. The Islands' immense natural beauty alone is enough to bring
hundreds of thousands of visitors a year -- there's no need to force dolphins into captivity as a tourist attraction
Dolphin Cove Limited has operated pseudo-educational "swim with dolphins" experiences in Jamaica for years, at no benefit to the unfortunate dolphins. Now, the company wants to expand into Turks and Caicos
While going to the "lagoons" might seem like a fun, cruelty-free experience, the dolphins are still captives, forced to entertain strangers and live in unnaturally small enclosures. Even worse, many of the dolphins participating in these "dolphin swims" have been torn from their homes in the wild.
Turks and Caicos have enough marine diversity without bringing captive dolphins into the mix. Tell the government to reject Dolphin Cove's planning permissions and keep this cruelty out of the country!
Dolphin Cove Limited has operated pseudo-educational "swim with dolphins" experiences in Jamaica for years, at no benefit to the unfortunate dolphins. Now, the company wants to expand into Turks and Caicos
While going to the "lagoons" might seem like a fun, cruelty-free experience, the dolphins are still captives, forced to entertain strangers and live in unnaturally small enclosures. Even worse, many of the dolphins participating in these "dolphin swims" have been torn from their homes in the wild.
Turks and Caicos have enough marine diversity without bringing captive dolphins into the mix. Tell the government to reject Dolphin Cove's planning permissions and keep this cruelty out of the country!
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Where do we go from here?
The government is preparing a massive PR campaign to ensure they have a good chance to win the next election. Cameron will chose centre to middle ground to attract voters from middle England. Those are the people who do not appreciate having to pay much for public services so we need to get our act together to fight the forthcoming attack and stop focusing on divisive arguments! It will also help if we have a solid strategy with specific aims and objectives.
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Titles and Inequality
I have written about the connection between titles and Inequality before but I want to continue the argument.
I understand perfectly that the majority of people in this country want to have a monarch instead of an elected president who will probably not be known to anyone else in the world and I respect that this is indeed what the people want. But what I don't understand is the need to have a different class created of those who walk around with titles that they have inherited because of some lucky incident in their past. I am also not comfortable with having so many others acquiring titles because they sold a lot of underpants or they managed to cycle faster than Deidrie Barlow.
We live in a society where Equality is important and to have a situation where some are more equal than others is illegal and against the spirit and the meaning of several Equality Acts? Why isn't someone saying something about this massive contradiction?
I understand perfectly that the majority of people in this country want to have a monarch instead of an elected president who will probably not be known to anyone else in the world and I respect that this is indeed what the people want. But what I don't understand is the need to have a different class created of those who walk around with titles that they have inherited because of some lucky incident in their past. I am also not comfortable with having so many others acquiring titles because they sold a lot of underpants or they managed to cycle faster than Deidrie Barlow.
We live in a society where Equality is important and to have a situation where some are more equal than others is illegal and against the spirit and the meaning of several Equality Acts? Why isn't someone saying something about this massive contradiction?
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
Ken Livingstone and John Prescot
Apologies to those of you who did not write in in your thousands asking why I have not posted anything on this blog for the last two days. I was taking some time off from saving the world and its 21 oysters.
The most interesting news for me this week was Ken's refusal to accept an honour dished out by the Queen. I respect and admire his decision he would have been seen as a major hypocrite had he accepted. On the other hand I was always amazed and shocked when John Prescott was more than happy to become a Lord a few years ago. This kind of gesture put people like me and many others off politicians who say one thing and do something completely different. Suppose politics is a dirty game? It doesn't have to be!
The most interesting news for me this week was Ken's refusal to accept an honour dished out by the Queen. I respect and admire his decision he would have been seen as a major hypocrite had he accepted. On the other hand I was always amazed and shocked when John Prescott was more than happy to become a Lord a few years ago. This kind of gesture put people like me and many others off politicians who say one thing and do something completely different. Suppose politics is a dirty game? It doesn't have to be!
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