politics

Gordon Brown CAUSED the Credit Crunch from grumpus ^Pro 248 days old

Recession could turn into Depression. People are losing their jobs, getting into arrears on their mortgages, having their homes repossessed. Many more ...

Bank of England - Owning up at last! from grumpus ^Pro 334 days old

The Bank of England did not understand the severity of economic problems before the current financial crisis, its deputy governor says. Sir John Gieve ...

Recession Depression? from grumpus ^Pro 351 days old

What is life all about now? Life for many people used to be about progress; getting on, working hard to get a raise, get promoted, provide for the family, ...

Myths - Football from grumpus ^Pro 396 days old

Organized football dates back to the 16th century. As a boy, in the 1940s and 50s, I remember every town had it's own team. The best players from the ...

Myths - Banks and Bankers from grumpus ^Pro 396 days old

A bank is set up by a responsible and trusted business person as a service to the community and an honourable and profitable concern. People deposit ...

NHS Patient Records ... More Government Lunacy? from grumpus ^Pro 726 days old

Extract from an AOL news item "The Government is reviewing whether sensitive information about NHS patients could be sent overseas for processing, ...

Litterassy ... R U 1? from grumpus ^Pro 760 days old

Literacy is in the news again. Am I right? 100,000 children leave school every year without adequate reading and writing skills? Some bright spark has ...

Blog Action Day ... Bees and Elephants! from grumpus ^Pro 768 days old

If you didn't know already, you soon will. Apparently 14,000 people have registered to take part and that number is expected to rise dramatically. TODAY ...

Vote against a massive London mosque from grumpus ^Pro 872 days old

This is the gist of an email I was sent earlier today If you feel that this building is not justified and should not happen read on and act accordingly ...

Seb Coe ... Olympic Size Fool? from grumpus ^Pro 899 days old

To say I'm hopping-skipping-jumping mad would be shot-putting it mildly!! I was pretty sick when I first saw it on the TV last night, but what I read ...