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Izzy's Blog: Affordable Housing
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Tuesday, 2 October 2012. From time to time, people talk about the need for "affordable housing" - most recently by Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls. At the Labour Conference. But what do we mean by 'affordable housing'? The first thing to look at is the cost of housing. Taking data from Lloyds Banking Group's website. It is very clear to see that average house prices have risen, fairly steadily, but does this, by itself mean houses are not affordable? Rather helpfully, the Lloyds Banking Group website. This s...
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Izzy's Blog: How do we stop it?
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Wednesday, 5 February 2014. How do we stop it? This evening I've been to see The Railway Man which - as Wikipedia. There are no winners in war, but still it goes on. In one scene in The Railway Man, Eric Lomax is shown being subjected to water boarding. Since 1988, a convention that specifically bans torture under any conditions. The film does end with Eric Lomax forgiving Takashi Nagase. While another film I saw recently - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. As a way to build peace between the various factio...
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Izzy's Blog: Permenat Way
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Thursday, 6 February 2014. I'm a volunteer at the Colne Valley Railway. Where I'm a member of the P/Way Team, helping to repair, maintain and even lay the track. I am so glad we don't have anything like the Dawlish Wall on our line! Photos taken from Express and Echo. Labels: Colne Valley Railway. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Pedestrian Liberation Fooling around. A call to action. G4S – The public should not have to try to resolve civic issues like this. The Valley House ™. Fun in the snow!
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Izzy's Blog: February 2012
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Sunday, 12 February 2012. Price labelling in Sainsbury's. On a recent trip to my local Sainsbury's I wanted to buy some bananas. Being cost conscious, I decided to use the price comparison labels to see which bananas were the cheapest, and how much extra I'd have to pay for organically-grown ones. There were three types of bananas, all clearly labelled with their price and a comparison price:. That's £1 for 5 bananas, so 20p per banana. That's 52p per kilogram, or 24p per pound. Like all major retailers,...
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Izzy's Blog: Why can't they see the link?
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Saturday, 11 October 2014. Why can't they see the link? I picked up a copy of the Daily Mail. Today Not my usual reading material, but its purchaser had finished with it and, occasionally, I like to see what rubbish it's spouting. Today it excelled itself! Due to UKIP's electoral success. Inside the paper, there is also a double page spread, with the headline SCHOOL OF JIHADIS. The incomprehension of the Daily Mail's journalists is simply caused by their inability to see that they have helped to create t...
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Izzy's Blog: March 2011
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Thursday, 31 March 2011. More Than a Paycheck. This one caught me by surprise, as I'd half listened to it before the words sunk into my brain. We bring more than a paycheck to our loved ones and family. We bring more than a paycheck to our loved ones and family. I wanted more pay but what I've got here today. Is more than I bargained for when I walked through that door. I bring home asbestosis, silicosis, brown lung, black lung disease. Workers lend an ear because its important that your know,. One optio...
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Izzy's Blog: June 2011
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Monday, 6 June 2011. This is interesting, if a bit long. Now, hands up who gets some sort of bonus as part of their annual pay packet? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Pedestrian Liberation Fooling around. A call to action. G4S – The public should not have to try to resolve civic issues like this. The Valley House ™. Fun in the snow! And Now There Are Two. 50 Ways To Adastral Park. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Besides wasting time writing blogs, I also take the occasional photograph. And read a few books.
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Izzy's Blog: Elections and Voting
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Friday, 28 February 2014. For me, the answer is simple - no party is actually offering me the things I want. In fact, in many ways, I can see little difference between the main parties! So, what would I like a party to advocate? I know somebody will say that this would mean good (sic) people would leave the country. Well, fine - let them go! So we'd all be better off with a shorter working week - more people would have work and they'd be more productive! But, lets make sure all employees (including shop ...
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Izzy's Blog: October 2014
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Saturday, 11 October 2014. Why can't they see the link? I picked up a copy of the Daily Mail. Today Not my usual reading material, but its purchaser had finished with it and, occasionally, I like to see what rubbish it's spouting. Today it excelled itself! Due to UKIP's electoral success. Inside the paper, there is also a double page spread, with the headline SCHOOL OF JIHADIS. The incomprehension of the Daily Mail's journalists is simply caused by their inability to see that they have helped to create t...
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Izzy's Blog: November 2011
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Sunday, 27 November 2011. Milo resting on the windowsill. We’re told that one of the problems with the modern world is that we have easy access to food – but so does Mitsey! There are cat biscuits available 24/7, and they are biscuits she likes. I know she prefers the expensive Hill’s T/D and will pick them out of whatever was on offer the last time I was in the supermarket but she does eat the cheap biscuits too. Mitsey ready for a hard Winter's day. What about snacks and treats? I do wish she’d a...
