October 7, 2012
by Liz
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A new celebrity Twitter beginner: David Cameron joined twitter and #askDave became an instant attraction. His profile says the account is run by him and the @conservatives team. Who thinks he will manage it himself? I’m guessing he will get … Continue reading
July 8, 2012
by Liz
Comments Off on Is God a misogynist?
My Mum is a member of the Catholic church. My Dad isn’t. When I and my siblings were growing up he wanted us to understand that the church didn’t have a monopoly on righteous behaviour and that he was no … Continue reading
June 1, 2012
by Liz
Comments Off on Not a matter of taste!
Last week a lot of people commenting on a BBC Have Your Say (HYS) topic were getting heated about prescription pizzas. Why should anyone get their pizzas free at the tax payers’ expense? To avoid misunderstanding these weren’t ordinary pizzas … Continue reading
February 17, 2007
by Liz
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When my first husband died, aged 46, I was initially told that I was entitled to a widow’s pension for myself and my children. My husband had paid national insurance contributions and would not now be claiming his pension. It seemed … Continue reading
June 11, 2006
by Liz
Comments Off on Seeing what we look for?
The recent incident in which two brothers were arrested (and now released) after an early moring raid on their house interested me. Not only because it was a terrorist story which from the outset didn’t feel quite right but because the … Continue reading
April 9, 2006
by Liz
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A few decades ago the joke about justice was that an accused person was innocent until proved Irish. For Irish, now read “bullied parent”. The current child protection procedures and the proposed laws to penalise parents for their children’s bad … Continue reading
March 20, 2006
by Liz
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Is the popular uproar about failed asylum seekers and illegal immigrants the last bastion of acceptable racism? I’ve only met one person that was, I later learned, an illegal immigrant and I bet none of the people making political capital … Continue reading
March 12, 2006
by Liz
Comments Off on Miracle drugs
I saw a letter on the BBC website written by a number of neurosurgeons. They were writing to Patricia Hewitt the Health Secretary asking her to reconsider providing certain drugs for recently diagnosed brain tumour sufferers on the NHS. They … Continue reading
