a life outside parentheses

• Choose love not hate, choose hope not fear 3 years ago What an unbelievable election this has turned out to be! It’s been the most important and exciting election in my lifetime, and as much as I despaired when Theresa May U-turned into it, I’m incredibly proud of the positive reaction from the people of the UK. Regardless of the outcome, a...
• Theresa May: "Enough is Enough" 3 years ago I’ve long considered Theresa May a poor Prime Minister and a weak leader. This is mainly due to her terrible performances at PMQ’s, her feeble impressions of Margaret Thatcher and more recently due to her directionless and at times bizarre  election campaign. I assumed her reluctance to engage...
• Theresa May: You have been weighed, and you have been measured... 3 years ago There is a theory in business called the Peter Principle, that suggests that people rise to “their level of incompetence.” This roughly means that being good at one job doesn’t mean you’ll be as good at the job on the next rung up the ladder. As people get promoted they become...
• First they came for the School meals... 3 years ago First they came for the school meals, and I did not speak out— 
 Because I had no children at school. Then they came for the Elderly, and I did not speak out— 
Because I was not old. Then they came for the disabled, and I did not speak out— 
 Because I was not... Continue Reading →
• I believe that Labour can win this election. 3 years ago If you’re a political whizz, a dyed-in-the-wool Tory/Blairite, part of the aristocracy or a member of the rich elite then this blog is probably not for you. If it seems like I’ve over simplified a complicated subject, it is because this blog is aimed at ‘normal’ people, like me, and this...

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