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• One Second Can Change Your Life – Zebra Crossing (near) Accident Edition

  Life can be a bit fickle can’t it? In the blink of an eye everything can change not only for you but also for many others. One small thing can lead to giant... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Why Shouldn’t UKIP Get a Voice at Any PM TV Debate?

  Local election campaigns are in full swing across the country (although not here in Southend-on-Sea) and there is only one story that seems to be coming out. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• ‘I’m a 34-year-old NBA Center. I’m Black. And I’m Gay.’

  The words of Jason Collins as he comes out in the latest edition of Sports Illustrated to become the first openly gay male athlete in any of the major north... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• If I Could Go Back to (insert Date Here) Would I…?

  It is a question I often ask myself when laying in bed or sitting on the throne, if I could go back to (and then I think some random date) would I go back and... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Nadine Dorries Blocks Lib Dems on Twitter for Being ‘Lib Dem’

  

  Ah. Who doesn’t love a good Nadine Dorries story? It has been a while since her name has even passed into my consciousness. No doubt she has been extremely... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• I Became a Man and I Liked It…

  Ok there are some things that if you don’t actually know me that you need to know. Firstly that I adore takeaway food but hate eating in restaurants. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Best Ten The Voice Auditions So Far

  

  I am a huge fan of the TV show The Voice. However like most shows I do prefer the American version so I thought I’d put together my favourite ten auditions... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• This ‘mummy Tax’ and Lumping It in with a ‘tax Cut for Millionaires’ – You What...

  

  Tax. We don’t like tax. We do like public services. The two of them go hand-in-hand so to get public services we pay tax. That is just the way of the world. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• My Lib Dem Membership is up for Renewal So I Ask Myself ‘Why Be a Member of the...

  Being a member of a political party is slightly different to being just a supporter and a voter. It is that time of year where my membership of the Liberal... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Just Catching up with Things…

  I have been relatively quiet on here for a couple of weeks. In reality I have been relatively quiet across all Social Media in the past couple of weeks. I have... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Justin Taylor – Senior SEO Advisor E-mails Me to Tell Me My Blog Stinks…thanks...

  I received the following e-mail earlier today. Basically is it a nice guy saying my site is shit but if I employ his/his companies SEO services it’ll be great. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Paris Brown. A Truly Sad Tale. Not Her Twitter ‘rants’ but the Daily Mail’s...

  Paris Brown is a 17 year-old girl. She’s no angel but name me a 17 year-old girl (or boy) who is. She had written some tweets in her time that possibly looking... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• From Team GB at London 2012 to Flying the Union Jack in the NFL?

  If you – like me – and every single other person seemingly in the UK were hooked on London 2012 then you’ll remember Lawrence Okoye. He represented Team GB in... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• How Taxes Work…

  Look I know no-one knows exactly who wrote this and Snopes has an entry on it but it is nevertheless a light-hearted way to show how the tax system works. Enjoy. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Vile Product of Being a Moustache Wearer…

  …well it has about as much to do with the story as Mick Philpott being a benefit cheat and on welfare. The Daily Mail went to town on Philpott today – and... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• My Letter to the Editor Re: Cllr. Terry’s Call for Cllr. Kaye to Resign

  I actually sent in a letter to the editor of the Echo in the week. It has yet to be published. It of course very well may not be published so here is a copy of... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Giving up Twitter for Lent. How Does Social Media Influence Our Lives?

  No not me (although I doubt I’d be missed) but the fabulous Louise Shaw did such a thing and she had written her thought up on her blog over here. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• An Open Letter to All on Immigration – Hint – Immigration is Good.

  Dear All, Immigration is one of the biggest issues facing our country today. Not because it actually is but more because that is what the media is telling us. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• The Etiquette of Facebook (and to a Lesser Extend Twitter)

  A couple of days ago I saw some guy complaining on a friend of mine’s latest Facebook status. He was moaning that she updated too much and that he ‘got the... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Does ‘the One’ Really Exist?

  A few weeks ago I was wistfully looking out of the choo-choo train and I asked myself the very question that is in the title. I wasn’t thinking about whether... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 CURRENT, SOCIETY