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Serco: Superheroes or Supervillains – Outsourcing, Alleged Fraud, and Why Gary Lineker Is the Real Problem!
A Day at the Hospital: Heart Check-ups and Starmer’s NHS Sermon So, the other day, I took my dad to Southampton Hospital for a routine heart check-up. Casual stuff for him at 92? On the way there, good ol' Keir Starmer was delivering one of his riveting speeches, this time on the NHS. I mean, nothing screams excitement like a political rant on healthcare ...
The Impact of Lack of Investment and Poor Prison Salaries
There has been a lot of outrage in the last couple of days regarding prisoners getting 10% knocked off their sentences. Why is this? Well, the UK prison system is, quite frankly, a clusterfuck. Overcrowding has become a serious crisis, and while prisoner numbers are part of the story, the real problem lies in two things: years of underinvestment and appallingly low ...
A Podding Holiday in West Dorset
When I went camping with the dog last year, it was tough. I enjoyed it, but it hurt. Let’s just say, there were more aches than adventures. It saddened me as I realised my hardcore camping days were probably behind me. However, a couple of weeks ago, I began to contemplate a 'Last Dance' with camping. The thought popped up when I was sent a marketing email about ...
The Many Faces of Depression
One thing we learn as the years pass is that depression comes in many forms. When I suffered from anxiety attacks and a sense of darkness many decades ago, the issue was solved not by antidepressants but by a forceful and caring doctor who suggested I might want to look at my lifestyle. Moderate soft drug abuse—speed, marijuana, ecstasy—heavy alcohol intake, ...
Rachel Reeves and the Mini Crisis: A Self-Made Problem
I can’t help but wonder how Rachel Reeves managed to get herself tangled up in this mini-crisis over heating payments for pensioners. Sure, the system could use an overhaul, but why turn it into a full-blown drama? I mean, £1.4 billion in savings isn’t exactly a game-changer. Fiscal Responsibility or Just for Show? I’m guessing Reeves thought this was ...