Category Archives: Cuts

Whitby floods

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It hasn’t made much news but Whitby has recently experienced rather a bit of flooding leaving quite a few people with homes far less habitable than they previously have been. Given Scarborough councils rather litigious nature I won’t say that the reduction in dredging of Whitby harbour and general neglect of Whitby’s infrastructure had anything to do with the seriousness of the situation. Nor will I suggest that Scarborough council has a resonably long, obvious and well documented antipathy towards Whitby. However I will say that in the numerous years I’ve been visiting Whitby for the Goth weekend the residents … Continue reading →

A- for George

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Many people far more knowledgeable than me have commented on the recent downgrading of the UK’s credit rating from AAA to AA1 – this however is not going to stop me adding my tuppenth worth. It’s just one agency but it is a warning shot across the bows the policy being pursued by the current Government isn’t working, we’re borrowing more and there’s no growth- this is not how you reduce dept. The only way anyone reduces debt is to spend less and stop borrowing, apparently this does in fact also apply to Governments despite what various pundits have claimed … Continue reading →

Drink, smoke and be happy

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It would seem that next week is Alchohol Awareness week brought to us by the fake charity Alcohol Concern. Who seem to believe that booze is the work of the devil and whilst we may start with just a social drink before long our habits will spiral out of control. The “good” news is that due to the governments generosity with our money (no cuts there yet) Alcohol Concern are always nagging us to stop drinking, after all they believe that for men 2 pints a day is too much and if you’re a lady well just one pint for … Continue reading →