To continue with the theme of my last post (no, not the trams again, I’m trying to forget about the whole sorry scheme), I’ve been thinking a lot about next year’s local elections. Well, I say a lot. I don’t mean they’re occupying my every waking moment. I’ve been thinking about them somewhat less than [...]
Look, I’m sorry about the title, but it was either that or “Yes, I know every blog you’ve read today has been banging on about the trams, but I’m still going to stick my tuppenceworth in”. And that wouldn’t fit in the title field. So anyway, local authorities have been in the news recently following [...]
I have read two things recently about the UK Government’s approach to women. The first was an article in the Observer, headed “Benefits Cut Sparks Rise of the Stay-at-Home Mum“. It reported on an Institute of Public Policy Research press release, pointing out that government cuts to childcare support are prompting mothers to give up [...]