Political Vuvuzela

Fireworks - A thing of the past? From grumpus ^Pro in What's all the (G)rumpus about? (8 days old)

Are fireworks as popular as they once were? Do as many people have their own private fireworks display in the back garden? Is it because we see so many massive fireworks displays all year round,… more

BNP on QT last night From semafu in Armchair Revolutionaries (20 days old)

I watched it, it was a very different Question Time to normal. It was immediatley obvious that they had packed the audience with ethnic minorities, many more than usual. Lots of students and libera… more

an open letter to george osborne From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (37 days old)

Dear Highly esteemed member of parliament and future chancellor,Georgey baby! The time for pussy footing with government spending is OVER. I am calling for a monetary Jihad. I don’t want to see spe… more

Hear them Scream From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (37 days old)

The sheeple are starting to cry, soon they will start to scream. As I’ve mentioned before, the amounts of cash that’s been handed over to banks is monumental – few appreciate this, or even seem to … more

War with Iran From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (48 days old)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8274903.stm Here we go again - manufacturing consent - the neocons in the US are itching for an attack on Iran... Don't fall for it people, remember … more

The English Defence League From semafu in Armchair Revolutionaries (54 days old)

The English Defence League is the new kid on the block in terms of street politics - with quite a few protests this summer in Luton and Birmingham. The EDL has been linked to the British National P… more

UN wants global currency From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (64 days old)

Can't be good can it. what keeps a government honest? what stops a country printing more money? basically - because there are multiple currencies, people will "sell out" of the mismanaged ccy… more

the rich get richer From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (71 days old)

The rich get richer - it's true.. and it's the subject of much hand wringing. why, oh, why. the reason is simple - and I will tell you plain as day. THE RICH DO NOT PAY TAX. even if you ea… more

Interesting walk in rubbish weather! From SuburbanHousewife in (78 days old)

We seem to be having the tail end of a hurricane here, (although my better half has sworn that the weather in London has been fine for the past two days!), but despite having the lightson because it w… more

Faffing around! From SuburbanHousewife in (78 days old)

Well, I am home alone tonight. Did no real work whatsoever today, and have managed to trash the house. Somehow I managed to get more of my dinner on the floor than on a plate, and now its nearly mid… more

Sincere Apologies. From SuburbanHousewife in (79 days old)

To all those people on my friend list that chose not to blog in English. I have deleted you. Very sorry, its nothing personal. I just don't have time to read your posts in French and German any mor… more

Not quite in the right frame of mind. From SuburbanHousewife in (79 days old)

I am at this moment supposed to be working. Actually it was a project that I have been working on for about 18 months and something that I have been really enthusiastic about desperate to get going… more

The no-protest within 1km rule From semafu in Armchair Revolutionaries (81 days old)

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Fear From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (86 days old)

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QE - won't increase lending From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (87 days old)

quantitative easing won't increase lending - not for a long while at least. why? banks want to increase their deposits (too much lending not enough deposits = bad - remember) the BOE's QE progra… more

Just how hard can it be to buy a sofa??? From SuburbanHousewife in (89 days old)

Have now been to M&S twice in two days and still haven't managed to order the sofa I want. Should have ordered it last summer when it was in the sale, but then decided that I had another priority… more

Lost in the system. From SuburbanHousewife in (90 days old)

Having spend the last week on edge waiting for a phone call from my cousin who is about to be deported from the US, I learned about an hour ago that she is not "in the air" or even "flying out tomorro… more

Normality reigns! From SuburbanHousewife in (92 days old)

Funny how writing something down suddenly makes you do something about it. I trying to get the spare room tidy so my cousin can stay, I have lapsed back to my old OCD ways, and while the spare room… more

Its official - I am a slob! From SuburbanHousewife in (92 days old)

Arrived back from a lovely holiday on Friday to a nice clean house. So how come it now looks like I have been burgled? I am sitting here in my pj's because I have nothing to wear that doesn't need… more

RIP 99p New Look Cardie! From SuburbanHousewife in (93 days old)

One of the best things about the last recession was the cheap clothes (although now I am older I know that cheap clothes are immoral and exploitative). However, one of my best buys in 1995 was a littl… more

Government's Breeding Program for Non-Workers From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (105 days old)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1203124/Pregnant-mother-13-babies-taken-care.html neither working ... 13 children... and ppl wonder why taxes keep going up. The British Labour Party's gr… more

Finders keepers From semafu in Armchair Revolutionaries (111 days old)

http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6790&edition=1&ttl=20090724151258 It's an interesting moral question. An unnamed lottery ticket is lost, then found by someone else. … more

Phorm has been dropped by BT From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (127 days old)

Phorm - the company that carries out deep packet inspection of your private data has been dropped by BT. Shares in Phorm dropped 25% on the news. BT carried out a clandestine trial of Phorm 2 ye… more

Quangos From semafu in Armchair Revolutionaries (127 days old)

So Dave Cameron wants to cut down on Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisations. But how much money will that really save? -- possibly quite a lot. I remembered and have dug out a TPA repo… more

The other national debt From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (128 days old)

The official national debt was aprox £700bn at the end of 2008 (50% of GDP) This does not take into account pensions which will need to be paid for, NHS, teachers, civil servants etc. That liabi… more

California is broke From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (133 days old)

A state that practices massive wellfare handouts, has finally run out of cash, as more and more people moved there to get the goodies and tax take plummets. This has been building for many years, … more

Jewish School - is this right? From semafu in Armchair Revolutionaries (135 days old)

Some one just sent me this and I though I'd share. The construction of the UK's most expensive state school has begun. Thats right - a State School - as in, funded by your taxes. But this s… more

Ban the Burka - Where are the feminists? From semafu in Armchair Revolutionaries (137 days old)

At the risk of floggin a dead horse, here is Pat Condell's take on the issue. … more

China continues to call for SDRs to be new global currency From semafu in Semafu's personal blog (139 days old)

The Chinese continue to call for a new global currency not tied to a particular nation. The current favuorite would be the IMF's Special Drawing Rights. The US Dollar is the current world reserv… more

Police tell Christian: it's a crime to say 'homosexuality is a sin' From semafu in Armchair Revolutionaries (142 days old)

In my opinion free speech - providing that no one is offended - is not really free speech at all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdvyOJCAf8A… more