Monthly Archives: December 2011

Old Kempe’s Almanac Looks at Housing

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

So once again the forces of darkness have been repulsed. My frenzied, naked dancing on the night of the winter solstice has defeated them and my constituents can look forward to lengthening days and a fruitful summer. As I recovered … Continue reading →

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Cameron is right about ‘problem families’

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Now there’s a headline I never thought that I would write. Me backing Cameron – well it is only a 75% success rate because I don’t agree with absolutely everything he says. Where he is right is in accepting that … Continue reading →

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Let’s start EDUCATING our children

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

So now we know it. For the last 20+ years we haven’t been so much educating our kids as getting them to pass exams. They used to be the same thing – now they are not. Everyone seems to be … Continue reading →

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Proud to be a Lib Dem

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

I have now been a party member for 44 years. In that time I have enjoyed elation and disappointment. There have been policies I have massively agreed with and some that set me to shaking my head in despair. Today … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on the Christmas Festivities

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Two things have come together to contribute to these ramblings about Christmas. The first is an article in this month’s BBC History Magazine which tells me that Christmas was abolished by Christians in England in the 1640s. In a speech … Continue reading →

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Why Lord Hutton is Right

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

One of the problems that the Labour Party has had in responding to the recent strikes on pensions is because they were worked up by Lord Hutton who is a former DWP secretary. The fact is that all the pension … Continue reading →

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