One of the things I come up against in my job, is people who think they are above health & safety. It is, more often than not, older guys. Their constant claims that they are ‘old school’ and are victims of ‘health & safety gone mad’, puts me off engaging them. They have, in general, been conned by the tabloids that they are the victims of regulation. It’s a load of old tosh. They are a danger to themselves and others.
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Over the last decade or so, we have been force fed the myth that deregulation is a good thing. Deregulation, we are told, will turbocharge the economy and all of us will be better off because of it.
Over the next few days, I will challenge the myth that fiscal and environmental laws and health & safety in the workplace is for leftists and snowflakes. Deregulation, in my opinion, is a transfer of wealth from the many to the few and if ...
I couldn’t help but feel happy for Harry Kane last night. Let’s be honest, he’s not the most flamboyant of footballers, yet his commitment and hard work is second to none.
Kane could never be accused of being a big head. He is a humble type of guy who seems to take everything in his stride. He doesn’t get carried away when things are going his way, which, in turn, allows him to deal with setbacks. Did anyone really think he would ...
I don't want to sound too rude but I am going to state a simple fact. 99% of the people I know who are either not very bright or think that politics is boring, love (or loved) a bit of Boris Johnson. For them, he was funny, chaotic and had 'down the pub' answers to complex questions. Johnson and those who promoted him knew their target audience and how that audience could achieve them power.
The Right to Vote
Some people argue that ...
I don’t know whether it is a coincidence or not but documentaries by David Attenborough and Paul Whitehouse in recent weeks have both featured Hampshire chalk streams. I care about these because I walk amongst them daily. 80% of the world’s chalk streams are right here, in Hampshire. I can even see one (The Bourne Rivulet) from my bedroom window.
These precious rivers are under threat from a range of environmental factors, including ...
