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Lydia Onyett »
Halfway Hall
Posted on 8:51pm Monday 31st January 2011
In which milestones are reached and emotions are frayed.
George Appleby »
There comes a time...
Posted on 11:45am Thursday 27th January 2011
It is time for me to stop blogging and thank Richard Gowland, Jon Butler and the editorial staff for publishing my opinions in the Press, in blogs and letters over the last few years.
John Bird »
Sticking it to the English, Again?
Posted on 10:49am Thursday 27th January 2011
NHS given to GPs, sold to anybody along with forests and anything else that can be sold.
Lydia Onyett »
Tomato Tyranny
Posted on 12:50pm Monday 24th January 2011
Procrastinators beware: there's a new 'productivity enhancer' in town that definitely needs to be handled with care.
Lydia Onyett »
The Rovers Return
Posted on 1:48pm Friday 14th January 2011
It's a student truth universally acknowledged that arriving back to start a term brings with it some serious headaches (not all of them hangover-related).
Dave Taylor »
Moving fire station risks letting York city centre burn
Posted on 8:10pm Saturday 8th January 2011
As Heritage Champion I've urged the fire brigade chiefs not to abandon the station on Clifford Street and move fire engines away from the city centre. This will only put York's heritage at risk.
George Appleby »
The Big Money Society have no loyalties.
Posted on 1:40pm Tuesday 14th December 2010
We are in a fight for national survival only surpassed by the threatened Nazi invasion 70 years ago.
George Appleby »
Big Society Eric Pickles.
Posted on 10:40am Tuesday 14th December 2010
I had high hopes for the Lib Dems in the elections until they first lowered their sites from STV to AV then dropped it altogether before going into this coalition.
George Appleby »
Angry students.
Posted on 9:53am Friday 10th December 2010
Students today are young citizens learning about how they are going to fit into society, how they can be involved through their vote or in other ways and what they can expect from the political system.
George Appleby »
Teachers and Cops have humour.
Posted on 9:19am Friday 10th December 2010
These are actual comments made on students' report cards by teachers in the New York City public school system. All teachers were reprimanded (but, boy, are these funny!)
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