Little value for money at the CQC
If, as Oscar Wilde once wrote, a cynic is “a man who knows…
Little Care, Little Quality and some Terrible Commissioning
(Part 2 of my story about the chaos that’s followed the awarding of a…
Calling time on my zero-hours job
I’m about to lose the zero-hours job I love. Maybe “lose” isn’t the right…
Housing policy or moral crusade?
David Cameron wants to replace “the country’s most run down housing estates,” with “attractive…
There goes the neighbourhood
Mr Patel closed his newsagents a few months ago. Shortly after that, the 75…
Scotland, Please Don’t Go
Never mind the squabbling over sterling and North Sea oil, Scotland. There’s a very…
Royal Baby brings world…..Meh
Who decided we were all excited? Where did the memo come from stating as…
Me and Mrs T
A former dock worker, 60-ish, ruddy-cheeked, and too big for the bar stool in…
Focus on abuse of women not welfare
Sometimes hell – or in this case, England – does freeze over and one…
Lessons from the Library
There are few things we British love more than to see one of our…