• Admittedly I was a bit slow in blogging about the campaign against proposals to shake up DLA and AA payments. But, still, what has happened in [...]

  1,000 becomes 19,000 very quickly

  August 19, 2009
• Politicians of all persuasions have tended to resort to the blunt stick approach to many issues in recent years, not least the UK’s [...]

  The 100 day fight

  August 18, 2009
• Facts and figures, don’t you just love ’em? In this fast-paced world when the soundbite is everything, here’s a few little [...]

  How much do you care this week?

  June 9, 2009
• It is a description that was commonplace around our way when I was growing up. My grandparents were fond of saying: “He’s all mouth [...]

  All mouth and trousers

  February 1, 2009

• The Queen’s Speech has come around again in another ceremonial fanfare of meaningless soundbites and worthless policies. Cynical, me? [...]

  Do politicians only care about their own welfare?

  December 3, 2008
• A new week and a new round-up: So the Government’s long-awaited and frankly ill-judged shake-up of the benefits system is launched with [...]

  No benefit, small-town mentalities and willy waving

  October 27, 2008
• I consider myself a very lucky man. I’ve always been a glass half full type and for so many reasons I’ve always felt I’m [...]

  Caring about poverty – Blog Action Day 2008

  October 15, 2008
• Record levels of benefits cheating and over-payment have apparently been uncovered by the Audit Commission. Around £140m of fraud or [...]

  Who is really being cheated on benefits?

  May 20, 2008