Showing posts with label local authorities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label local authorities. Show all posts
Friday, 1 April 2011

Unfortunately Feeling Compelled To Be A 'Nimby'

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For those unfamiliar with the term, 'nimby' comes from 'not in my back yard' referring to people complaining about developme...
Saturday, 5 March 2011

How Inflexible The System Is When You Get Temporary Work

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As I have often noted on this blog, I have now been out of work for nine months. I have had a little work, adding up to a total of 7 weeks a...
Thursday, 7 October 2010

Cameras Off? Excuse to Drive Like an Idiot?

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Back in August it was announced that the Road Safety Grant, like so much other central government funding was going to be ceased.  The grant...
Thursday, 7 January 2010

Extreme Weather; Extreme Behaviour

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As many commentators have noted during the recent snowy and icy weather, the trouble in the UK is not that we experience extremes of weather...
Monday, 19 October 2009

The Block Warden Arrives

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None of this is original research, it is something which I read in 'The Guardian' newspaper, but seems to mesh with the developments...
Monday, 5 October 2009

Conservative Policies - Thatcherite Bigotry & Pain Return

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I know I have complained that the Conservative Party who have this conference this week have been lacking in policies, but this is because I...
Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Be Patriotic: Be Paranoid

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Driving through Hampshire this week I heard the Hampshire police announcing the re-launch of an anti-terrorist hotline for members of the pu...