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Category Archives: Politics

Phone rage

The Great Government Phone Scam

October 16, 2012by simon294uk Leave a comment

Recently I have rediscovered the displeasure of being a hunter seeking a living in the wilderness of the job market. It’s rough out here. There be monsters (a lack of […]

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Employment, Politics
Muggins and the misanthrope

Muggins and the Misanthrope

December 1, 2011by simon294uk 1 Comment

I’m not an overtly political person, but anyone who knows me likely knows what level of esteem I hold most politicians in. If we are going from a scale of […]

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Employment, News, Politics, Video Games
General-election-2010

Public Enemy Number One

April 17, 2011by simon294uk 3 Comments

You know when some kind of election is coming up when you come home and can’t open your door for the mountain of leaflets on the other side telling what […]

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Employment, News, Observations, Politics
Kenneth-Tong

It’s All Gone Kenneth Tong

January 11, 2011by simon294uk 6 Comments

If you have been online over the past week you may have heard this “gentleman’s” name mentioned. This morning I saw a disgruntled tweet mentioning someone called Kenneth Tong and […]

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News, Observations, Politics, Tabloid Trash, Twitter
grounded planes

Planes, politics and Football

May 16, 2010by simon294uk 2 Comments

I’m more than painfully aware that I haven’t written a new blog entry for a few weeks now. I must put my hands up and admit that there is no […]

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Employment, News, Politics, Sport, Tabloid Trash, Uncategorized
brian may

When Brian May Strikes Back

April 23, 2010by simon294uk 2 Comments

This isn’t really as much of a blog, more like a naming and shaming. Recently a little row has sparked up between Queen guitarist Brian May and Leicestershire County Council […]

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Observations, Politics, Tabloid Trash
BRITAIN ECONOMY

Back to the Future Jobs Fund

March 24, 2010by simon294uk 4 Comments

As England continues to sit on the borders of global finance like a disabled leper, Mr. Darling announces the government’s new budget proposal. And it has made for an interesting […]

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Employment, News, Observations, Politics
6music

Save BBC 6Music

February 26, 2010by simon294uk 3 Comments

Sadly it seems like BBC 6Music is living on borrowed time. The Times published a story today announcing that the BBC will be axing two of its radio stations (in […]

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BBC, News, Observations, Politics

The Noughties, that was it?!

February 1, 2010by simon294uk Leave a comment

Originally posted  Monday, 25th January 2010. This is the top ten entries in a countdown of the 50 most culturally important happenings of the last decade. I should point out, […]

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Humour, News, Observations, Politics, Tabloid Trash, Television

Proud to be British

February 1, 2010by simon294uk Leave a comment

Originally posted Sunday, 17th January 2010 Just this morning browsing the Internet searching for inspiration, I came across a little story that irked me somewhat. And no, searching for inspiration […]

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News, Observations, Politics, Tabloid Trash

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