Category Archives: Political Comment

Rights & Responsibilities

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Paul Laycock

In the UK, it has long been the case that those serving a custodial prison sentence are not allowed to take part in elections. The notion is based on the concept of a “Social Contract” – those that break the … Continue reading →

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Tick Tock – What time is it Mr. Wolf?

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Paul Laycock

It seems that the UK Government are considering adopting Central European Time (CET) and departing from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) as the standard. This is not the first time that there has been such a proposal and I well remember … Continue reading →

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Patches for Smokers!

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Paul Laycock

So the UK Government has decided to use public money to support those that want to stop smoking by supplying them with FREE nicotine patches – this at a time when they are increasing VAT, cutting back on their public … Continue reading →

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