Archive for the ‘Political’ Category
Why I’m thinking of joining one of the TUC unions…
The TUC (Trades Union Congress) represents 58 trade unions and is set up to lobby the government on all sort of social and economic issues that effect workers with in the represented unions in a unified way. Many of TUC member unions represent public sector workers including: teachers, nurses, council workers, police, etc. I’m a [...]
Goodbye Democracy? As Online Petitions Suspended
Is it goodbye to democracy with the new conservative liberal democrats coalition government? I ask this open question with the recently aquired knowledge that epetitions at No. 10 Downing Street online has been suspended. From their website: With a new Government in place a review is taking place of online services, including e-petitions. We are [...]
Nanny State & Capitalism
I have decided that we in England live in a Nanny State. Nanny State Definition patronizing government: a government that brings in legislation that it considers is in the people’s best interests but that is regarded by some as interfering and patronizing (From http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561505575/nanny_state.html, Last Accessed: 28th November 09) I say England because I am [...]