Archive for the ‘Political’ Category

Petrol Prices

Hi All, Petrol & disel prices are set to rise by another 2p a litre according to PetrolPrices.com. I heard on one report that it was to raise funds for public services. We already pay more than most other countries and the majority of the price paid at the pump is due to tax. Do [...]

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Manchester Congestion Charge

Hi All, My postal voting papers have arrived for the proposed Manchester congestion charge. I would encourage you to visit stopthecharge.co.uk. and vote NO against the proposals. They have cleaverly set a very short deadline for voting. So do it now with out delay! Warm Regards, Antony

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Health, Wealth and Politics

Health wise, every few years I get a terrible migraine. One of those were your eyes are sensitive to light, your ears sensitive to sound and it ends in you vomiting. I have had one of these nightmare migraines yesterday and it has only just started to clear today. In my earlier blog (Financial Blues) [...]

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Pink News on Manchester Pride

I regulary check PinkNews.co.uk for the latest news in the gay world. Last week this article appeared: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8862.html.It follows an article the week before, where some young people had protested that Manchester Pride had become a money making venture. In this article the Villiage Buisness Association (VBA) states that we have a ‘Marketing Manchester Pride’, [...]

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No. 10 Petitions

After discovering e-petitions for No. 10 Downing St (see Get politically active!), I have checked for relevant ones on a regular basis. Here’s a few that are relevant to me and my life: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Blood-Equality/ The has been a big story line in Holy Oaks about gay men (or men that sleep with men) not being [...]

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