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Tag: 2017

Highlights Of 2017

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Yeah I know, the reflective period for 2017 is long over.  But I started writing this during said reflective period (in my head, anyway), so I’m going to finish it. I normally do some kind of look-back at the year, more for my own purposes than anyone else’s amusement. You could call it a transition year, but I guess you could call many years for most people a transition year.  Though at the beginning of 2017 I was unemployed.  Quite happy about it at the beginning but it soon started to grate on me – I didn’t mind too much … Continued

Labour Manifesto 2017

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street performer engaging audience with magic trick

I wasn’t going to bother writing about the Labour Party’s rediscovery of the magic money tree, but it is such a document of deceit, that seems to be deceiving people – given the polls, that I do need to do my bit to debunk it. You could summarise it by “you can have everything for free because we are going to make the rich pay for it”. Except it simply won’t work.  This is back of a cigarette packet economics, and that is probably offensive to cigarette packets. Allegedly the manifesto is fully costed, but I could similarly say that … Continued

Lib Dem Manifesto 2017

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General Election May 2010 - Liberal Democrat Party stall, Market Square

Given that I am still undecided, I thought that I should pay the Liberal Democrat manifesto a little more attention than usual. There are some appealing proposals for a liberal such as myself, including the introduction of a regulated cannabis market (why not all drugs?) and the repeal of the Snooper’s Charter. However, any liberalism does not extend to the economy, with large increases in spending on the NHS and education, which are only funded by increasing the debt.  There is also the reversal of some benefit cuts. Further to that, they are going to increase income tax by 1p … Continued

Who Should I Vote For…Or Who Could I Vote For?

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So the remain campaigner that became Prime Minister and definitely was not going to call a general election before 2020 has plucked up the courage to call a general election before 2020. You know that I am a life-long Tory.  But also a passionate Remainer. And I feel offended, bruised and damaged about Brexit, and the expected destruction to UK society, culture and probably, the economy. For the first time ever, this is a difficult choice for me on who to vote for.  In fact, for the first time ever there is actually a choice for me to make.  I … Continued

Detox 2017

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It’s that time of year again.  Detox time. In fact, this is now day 8 of my detox – I’ve been so busy being unemployed that I literally am not getting time to do any blogging. I already feel much better.  I was drinking too much, and too often.  I have quite a dislike of getting up at 7am and going to work even if I have had just two beers the night before, not to mention the increased chances of having not slept properly – which means that I rarely drink the night before work. Not having had that … Continued