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Universal Credit – doff your cap

Posted on January 24, 2012 by fixit44

Welfare bill £192bn Savings from universal credit cap, about £270m to £330m depending on which year you look at.  Let’s say £300m a year.  Sounds a lot doesn’t it?  That’s until you put the zeros in and then see what … Continue reading →

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My ideas for Occupy

Posted on November 17, 2011 by fixit44

A quick glance at the Guardian website yesterday shows that the Occupy protesters at St Pauls are calling out for suggestions.   I haven’t had a chance to look at anything being suggested yet, but am really pleased to see the … Continue reading →

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More questions than answers in a world gone nuts

Posted on November 16, 2011 by fixit44

Lets’s try a quick sum up of what’s going on big picture wise at the moment.  Debt in the Eurozone has been dominating the headlines with the Greek situation coming to a head, Italy hot on its heels and now … Continue reading →

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Greenest government ever? Hello!!!!

Posted on November 10, 2011 by fixit44

What is that green around the gills?  Green as in ogre?  Greenwash?  Green as in slime ball?  Scab?  Gangrene? Stupid or evil?  I can’t decide. Climate – too late?  Almost The International Energy Agency has warned the it is our … Continue reading →

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A historic decade

Posted on October 18, 2011 by fixit44

This decade will be historically important. It will mark a turning point. The days when inequality didn’t matter, because the pile of crumbs could keep being added to are over. As resources become more scarce, how they are divided up … Continue reading →

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Occupy equal ground

Posted on October 9, 2011 by fixit44

The Occupy Wall Street protest, and other ‘Occupy ‘ protests that are springing up rapidly in other cities around the world, have at their core, a resentment about an elite having made conditions worse for the majority and a desire … Continue reading →

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Conference season – what a shambles

Posted on October 6, 2011 by fixit44

The round of party political conferences is drawing to a close.  What are the key messages that came across to me?  The LibDems are depressed.  They are fed up with the position they find themselves in, but can no longer … Continue reading →

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Outsourcing public services saves money doesn’t it?

Posted on September 6, 2011 by fixit44

You know how the argument goes.  The private sector has to compete and that drives innovation and efficiency.  I could take issue with this, but let’s not bother with that bit for now and go for the real travesty. Ethical … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 26, 2011 by fixit44

Another excellent Guardian article here by Pankash Mistra, on how the poor are being stuffed around the world, including here in the UK, and the rising anger against it. My comment on the article is repeated below. A really excellent … Continue reading →

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Technology as part of the fix

Posted on August 25, 2011 by fixit44

Harnessing technolgy effectively is, I think, a crucial aspect in changing to a more sustainable world.  The role of twitter, mobile phones, facebook, blackberrys etc has been linked and reported on by the media in relation to the Arab Spring … Continue reading →

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