Archive for February, 2008

Feb 06 2008

Fluoride in your drinking water

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Without going into all the emotive aspects of this ill-considered proposal it is a fact that few members of the public know very much about fluoride and scientists disagree about possible health benefits or side effects. Even official government information is conflicting with statements such as “fluoride is a naturally occurring element” (it isn’t, it’s [...]

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Feb 05 2008

Conway plc

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How does Derek Conway sleep nights? He seems to believe that relieving the taxpayer of an enormous chunk of cash is somehow justified. Apparently these skills have been honed over a long period. Indeed, according to the Daily Mail, when he was Chief Executive of the Cats Protection League (on a £100,000 salary) he even [...]

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Feb 02 2008

Who else is picking your pocket?

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Apparently, fewer than a third of the 2.7 million claiming benefit are actually entitled to it according to a government welfare adviser – read more here. Now, it can’t be that difficult to fix this problem can it? On the grounds that everyone who isn’t dead can do something or they might as well be, [...]

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Feb 02 2008

No jail for burglars

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So, the Government is planning to relax sentencing for burglars. If, as a burglar, you would have received a sentence of less than a year you’ll now get “supervision and activity” in the community. You can read more about it here. However, I can’t help thinking the Government’s getting nervous about its own activities, after [...]

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