Rochdale by-election: glimmer of hope or a cause for concern?
Grumpy Owl A by-election took place in Rochdale last week, and the media has made a great deal of how George Galloway ‘thumped’ both Labour and Conservatives to become the first MP…
2024
Why can’t 100% of new homes being built be ‘affordable’?
Something that has been bugging me for sometime is hearing about all these wonderful new housing developments that are springing up everywhere, yet only a certain percentage of them are…
“War On Motorists” – Who’s actually to blame for pedestrian deaths though?
Yesterday (Saturday 27th January 2024) protestors took to the streets of Birmingham city centre, and lay in Great Charles Queensway to “represent the 25 road deaths that occur in Birmingham…
Is there really a “cost of living crisis” or are people just taking the piss?
Does anyone find it strange that in much of the news media, in one breath they are telling people there is a ‘cost of living crisis’ and then in the…