Pushing the Angry Button

Not grasping the nettle

2010-05-27T12:21:00.000+01:00

I am somewhat disappointed in the Lib-Dem/Conservative coalition's planned welfare changes. What they amount to is beating sick people with a stick and threatening to take away their benefits because ATOS is incapable of making a fair assessment of whether they can work. This is why so many people appeal and there is up to a 9-month wait for a tribunal hearing. What I wanted to hear is that

Prime-ministerial spouse tittle-tattle

2010-05-12T15:58:00.002+01:00

After the solid and stodgy diet of politics over the days since the election, now perhaps we can look forward to a little entertainment from No.10. We have already seen inside the Cameron's kitchen, although I have to admit missing that TV program, but what can we expect as the media gets to grips with the Mrs' Cameron and Clegg. I very much liked Samantha Cameron's elegant navy maternity dress

Gordon, going, gone

2010-05-10T22:24:00.001+01:00

After all his embarassing key rattling to get Tony Blair out of No.10, I was not surprised by GB's reluctance to quit it. I imagined him squatting like a large warty toad on the bottom stair while poor Sarah Brown wrung her hands and begged him for permission to pack. Well, now she can. Fact. Our electoral system is broken, and needs reform and updating at the very least so people who want to

Never mind the b******* Gordon

2010-04-28T17:41:00.002+01:00

One way and another, the media has played a far bigger part in this General Election campaign than any other in British history. Today's huge gaffe by Gordon Brown, calling Gillian Duffy, a lifelong Labour voter from Rochdale, Lancashire 'a bigoted woman' has the potential to totally destroy Labour's slim chances of winning on May 6th. Mr Brown has not done well in the two leaders' debates to

Candidate's debate

2010-04-15T21:37:00.005+01:00

I'm about to watch the very first American style candidate's debate on TV. The media have been building up to it all day, speculating on which policies are going to capture the nation's imagination and win votes. Now the moment has arrived it feels like a damp squib. I've been reading manifestos from the principal parties, and based on those, none of the major contenders really attracts me. I

What are we voting for?

2010-04-07T09:12:00.002+01:00

The long awaited announcement of the election date yesterday was about as exciting as a can of flat cola. Gordon appeared trying hard to look friendly and smiley, with his team of washed-out incompetents and pleaded incoherently for another term. In the one shot of Mrs Brown, I saw her scowling at the cameras and looking anything but happy at the thought of five more years at Number 10. I don't

Poor old Gordon - not

2010-03-15T23:44:00.000Z

I can imagine Gordon Brown at this moment is sitting locked in the loo somewhere in 10 Downing Street, biting his nails to the quick and squirming with embarassment in having made another gaffe. As his party desperately try to say that the industrial dispute at BA isn't political, we hear that Unite, the union involved are the major bankroller of the coming General Election. That is the

Tesco bans the pyjama brigade

2010-01-28T21:34:00.001Z

Tesco in Cardiff has decided it doesn't want its customers coming in wearing nightwear and it has caused such a storm, it's made the national news. I know how I feel about the subject, and I've made a Squidoo lens all about it - I would NEVER do this - sheer laziness and lack of self respect. Not only that, I'm thinking what if one of my favourite celebrities just happened to be browsing the

Spelling matters

2010-01-10T17:20:00.001Z

Why is it that more people than ever are going to university, yet the newspapers and blogosphere are full of bad English and mis-spellings. Even dear old Auntie Beeb is not above throwing in a few split infinitives - including in news broadcasts - unthinkable! I enjoy writing for the articles site Squidoo and they have a forum in which writers are encouraged to post links to their latest work

New Year's resolution and my first whinge!

2010-01-02T16:24:00.002Z

I resolve to blog more often and put my annoyance and irritations into writing rather than sulking and letting them fester. Then perhaps I can see more of the positive side of life than I saw in 2009. You might think (especially if you are a bloke and more specifically if you are James Martin) that my first post of 2010 is just over-reacting to what was meant to be humorous. Well maybe and

I'm laughing for a change

2009-09-17T19:30:00.002+01:00

A bit of an ironic laugh, it's true, but I thought I would share it with you all.At last Gordon Brown decided to throw the towel in and resign. His cabinet colleagues decided it would be a worthy gesture to name a railway locomotive after him.So a senior 'Sir Humphrey' went from Whitehall to the National Railway Museum at York, to investigate the possibilities."They have a number of locomotives

More tales from the benefit queue

2009-09-11T20:19:00.003+01:00

Has the Department for Work and Pensions run out of money for paying benefits? I'm left wondering. For the second time in a month, my ESA has failed to arrive in my bank account on the due date. The last time it happened, I called the DWP and was told ' it's a national computer problem - we don't know why or what causes it'. They said they knew about my missed payment and had already manually

Justice but not revenge

2009-08-21T09:48:00.005+01:00

On December 21st 1988 I was sitting watching television in the small cottage I was renting near Knutsford to the west of Manchester. It wasn’t far from Manchester airport and the aircraft traffic was a ‘feature’ of the location, both low flying craft in and out of Manchester, and higher aircraft on the way elsewhere. The lower flying ones seemed about to land on the roof when the wind was in

Art in times of trouble

2009-07-28T23:50:00.005+01:00

That, or something similar was the title of a TV programme I watched tonight while I enjoyed a simple supper of omelette and chunky potato fries (rustic oven chips to my Brit audience).It made me think about how I value my eyesight, and how driven my own world is by the visual image, especially since a friend of mine is losing his sight. I cannot imagine a more visually driven person. Whenever he

Weasel words to the front line

2009-07-14T08:49:00.005+01:00

At this moment I have less respect for the British Government and our Prime Minister than I have ever had.Gordon Brown's assurances that British troops in Afghanistan are adequately equipped stands starkly against statements of the most senior military personnel that have emerged in the last few days.Mr Brown clearly realises that he is up against a wall here, and it would have been impossible

Ageist BBC ousts Arlene

2009-07-12T10:55:00.007+01:00

It's been a bit of a stressful week as you will have seen from previous posts, and it was only listening to BBC's Broadcasting House this morning that I caught up with something the rest of the world knew about on Thursday.Alesha Dixon is to replace Arlene Phillips on Strictly Come Dancing. Now Alesha was a worthy winner of the show in 2007, but she does not have Arlene's training or knowledge of

DWP and ESA - the final straw

2009-07-08T18:15:00.004+01:00

This morning a conversation with the DWP and a look at my bank account knocked me back into depression and leaves me even MORE disgusted with the way that the ESA system treats claimants suffering from mental illnesses and breakdowns.I was expecting the notification in the post that I hadn't got enough points on the medical assessment to be considered not fit to work.I wasn't expecting a total

Depressed? Don't expect help from the DWP

2009-07-06T20:01:00.006+01:00

Six months ago, a series of personal and financial crises sent me even further into deep depression than I already was. The illness behind it all is hypothyroidism, a condition which, if not adequately treated leaves you exhausted, mentally and physically and unable to deal with life at its best let alone its worst. If some idiot at my local Job Centre had not given me incorrect information, I

Still off topic, but angrier

2009-05-12T23:33:00.007+01:00

Q. How many Members of Parliament does it take to change a lightbulb?A. MP's don't screw in lightbulbs, they only screw the taxpayerSee here

Completely off topic

2009-05-10T18:33:00.004+01:00

Sometimes you have to stop being angry for a moment and smile.Read it all the way thru though cos it does have a point to make....A young man married a beautiful woman who had previously divorced ten husbands.On their wedding night, she told her new husband,"Please be gentle; I'm still a virgin.""What?" said the puzzled groom. "How can that be if you've been married ten times?""Well, husband #1

A country fit for heroes to live in?

2009-03-25T12:47:00.003Z

This year will mark the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings. Every year, a number of those who took part and are still alive to remember D-Day make the crossing to France to see the beaches and coastal areas where they fought and where so many died for their country.In a year when many of our D-Day veterans will have seen pensions and savings income cut and devalued, a few asked the

...and here is the weather forecast...

2009-03-08T13:53:00.013Z

I don't expect BBC news presenters to appear in immaculate evening dress any more, especially in the case of radio presenters - people don't even believe me any more when I tell them it was like that in the past. I do, however, expect a modicum of professionalism from those who are paid to do a job from my license fee.I am getting really annoyed with sloppy and careless presenters who mis-read

Moorings and Millions

2009-03-02T00:43:00.003Z

On Friday evening I went to the my sailing club's Annual General Meeting. Having served my time on General Committee at the club, I know how hard it is to set fees at a level that reflect the move in prices for the things we have to pay out, business rates, gas, electric, water etc. , to carry out the projects which members say that they want done to tight budgets and to save for the future and

Gordon vs Barack - I'm not looking forward to April

2009-02-22T22:25:00.005Z

I am once again less than impressed with our Prime Ministers' performance and ideas about solving our economic ills and I would speculate that President Obama is not going to be any keener on boring Gordon's boring pronouncements when he visits the UK in April.What we need now is a spark of creativity and enthusiasm to inspire business leaders and bring back at least a trace of 'feel good' to a

Privacy vs Freedom of Speech

2009-02-18T00:52:00.005Z

I could have switched radio stations when BBC Radio 4's Law in Action came on the air and probably should have done. Instead I sat in late afternoon traffic on the Chichester by-pass and listened to F1 supremo Max Mosley attempt to justify why journalistic freedom should be sacrificed in order to keep his bedroom antics private.I remain unconvinced by what he said although he did try. He pleaded

British Government’s ‘Virtual’ funds

2009-02-15T10:35:00.005Z

The UK Government recently made announcements about how they were going to help small business owners and also assist people made redundant, not just the unskilled, but executive and professional people as well.What is in question is do those funds actually exist and are they ever going to reach the people who need them. From what I've seen in the last few days, the answer seems to be a big ‘NO’.

Tesco fail to impress on environment and health

2009-02-14T23:59:00.012Z

At the other end of the car park from my local giant supermarket Tesco at Langstone, there is a recycling facility. At the store end, they seem to be encouraging consumers to take home as much NON-recyclable packaging as they can.This morning I went in for some croissants or pastries to eat with a cup of coffee, my occasional weekend treat. On the bakery counter, there were loose pain au raisin

Too much PC at BBC

2009-02-07T18:31:00.005Z

More rows and demands for BBC presenters heads to roll have had nearly as many column inches at the weather this week and I'm utterly fed up with it. It's just got totally out of proportion.For me the essential difference between this, and the row about Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand is that what was said was not on air.Millins of people my generation will have had golliwogs as much-loved

Murphy says 'Lights Out'

2009-02-03T18:12:00.005Z

Murphy's First Law says that if something can go wrong it will.Murphy's Second Law says that if something can go wrong, it will, and in the most inconvenient way possible.I was enjoying a cosy evening in, nice dinner, glass of wine and thought I would have a bath and use my Babyliss jacuzzi mat for some nice relaxation before bed.It had snowed intermittently all day, but when I looked out

Paralysed by a bit of snow

2009-02-02T16:42:00.019Z

Siberia decided that it was time that Britain should share some of its winter snow and dumped a load of it on the South East yesterday and last night.Now please don’t suppose this was an unheralded event. The Met. Office have been telling us for days to expect snow, and giving out severe weather warnings since Friday.Yet when it hits, motorways are blocked by jackknifed trucks and abandoned cars,

Obama's brave move for womens' health

2009-01-24T23:31:00.012Z

I am sure that I am going to offend some people with this post, but I offer no apology for it.I hope those I might upset, just remember that it is a point of view about choice. They choose to refuse or control choice and I emphatically don't agree with that.Barack Obama as one of his first major legal changes has chosen to allow USA Government funding for organisations that provide abortion

Costa lot too much

2009-01-23T00:08:00.008Z

I was travelling yesterday and called in on a motorway service area on the A27 in Hampshire. In terms of food outlets, it had a Wimpy, a cafeteria serving all day breakfasts and similar food, and a Costa Coffee. I needed a caffeine hit, so went for the Costa. The first thing I noticed was that the prices seemed high. Costa is not, admittedly my favourite high street coffee shop, but I use it

Inefficient collections

2009-01-20T01:02:00.002Z

If you live in the UK and have ever failed to pay your council tax, a parking ticket or other fine on time, the chances are your debt may have been handed over to a company called Equita Certified Bailiffs.I hope anyone who works for a local authority or any other company who use these shower of sharks reads this and considers carefully whether their services are actually value for money, My

Incinerated Balls!

2009-01-17T22:18:00.002Z

This is not, as you might think a rant about my absent spouse and what I'd like to do to him, or even how I would like to deal with the British Prime Minister or the soon-to-be ex-President of the USA,I am angry with myself for wasting food and energy.I had planned a pasta supper and remembered that in the freezer I had some garlicky dough balls. Oh Yum. I put the oven on, put in the dough balls,

Software whinges

2009-01-16T00:29:00.005Z

Since part of it is about a blogging resource, which I actually reviewed over on My Greetings to You at some length and praise, possibly this post ought to be there, but it's all thoughts from me, so I guess doesn't matter too much.One of my blogs is hosted on Today.com who are supposed to pay per post. OK, it's not much, but it has potential to be more. Yesterday, I suddenly got an alert in my

Don't be seduced....

2009-01-14T18:31:00.003Z

I had to do some market research this week on a couple of major high street names in the UK travel world.While was sitting with the travel advisor and discussing my travel requirements - all imaginary, but she didn't know that, there was a lot of banter going on between the advisors and some heavy bartering apparently happening in a phone call to the company's head office.A little bit of

B*** blogger

2009-01-14T00:58:00.005Z

I have just spent the last 25 minutes creating a new post about sharp practices in the UK travel industry.I finished, hit the publish button and instead of publishing, I got an error - and when I went back to my post, the box was empty.Normally I write in MS Word first, then spend a frustrating amount of time, removing bits of unwanted formatting so my paragraph breaks are where I want them to

Nearly past being angry about some things

2009-01-09T19:52:00.002Z

Something strange has happened this week. Having made up my mind to do some things I really didn't want to do, I now feel a huge sense of relief. Sad too, but also that I can cope with the next few days at least. There is some anger too, read on. I think I have reached a plateau of wisdom where I can work to change what can be changed and to fret and agonize less about what is in the past and

Resolving to be a statistic

2009-01-01T17:20:00.006Z

I want to say here and now that in my entire working life, I have spent less than 6 months existing on any kind of state benefit. I don't count my student grant - not loans back in 1969/70. We are supposed to have free education in the UK, and hopefully we will again one day.However, I am feeling very let down by the system into which I have paid my taxes and NI contributions since aged 21 and

Has Christmas come down to this?

2008-12-22T20:27:00.006Z

24 years ago, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure wrote a song called 'Do they Know it's Christmas'. They got together a whole crowd of friends (calling themselves collectively Band Aid) from the British pop scene to make a record and a video to raise money for famine in Ethiopia.It succeeded, it was a massive hit, lots of money was raised and the project went on to inspire many more charity events and

Anger over possible mistakes in my medication

2008-12-16T23:00:00.002Z

I learned today that the medication that I have been receiving for many years for hypothyroidism may not necessarily be appropriate or ideal. A very good friend sent me a link to this site which reveals a deep controversy about the correct treatment which has resulted in the UK medical profession and our National Health Service virtually to use one treatment (thyroxine) to the exclusion of all

Sadness for ocean racing friends

2008-12-16T22:54:00.009Z

It's been a sad as well as an angry day for me.I've been following Dee Caffari's blog about her experiences on Aviva in the Vendee Globe Race. Dee is currently in the Southern Ocean, and I hope, safe tonight.However some of her fellow competitors have fallen victim to the heavy loads Southern Ocean sailing can put on even the best built modern racing yacht.Mike Golding's yacht 'Ecover' has been

A message to fence-sitters

2008-12-10T11:13:00.003Z

Imagine the situation. The marriage or relationship of two of your close friends breaks down and one of them leaves. You know in your heart that one of them is desperately wrong and bad because they have been unfaithful, violent or behaved totally unreasonably and the other is innocent and the wronged party.Yet, you decide to sit on the fence and try to remain friends with both of them. Is that

British Internet users face Chinese-style censorship

2008-12-08T14:59:00.007Z

A large proportion of UK Internet users are today having their internet access censored and are unable to post edits on Wikipedia unless they register an account.The Internet Watch Foundation received complaints about a Wiki for German heavy metal band The Scorpions who featured a very young naked girl on an album cover. Wikipedia do not censor content themselves.The Internet Watch Foundation are

Halifax carry on regardless

2008-12-08T14:32:00.003Z

Do HBOS (or indeed all the banks) know something the consumers don't?Their response to the recent dispute and me saying that if the court decision went against them they'd have to pay back all the excess charges was a snotty letter from the BRANCH manager saying we don't want your accounts any more. That includes my ISA and web-based savings accounts.Call me a conspiracy theorist if you like, but

BRITISH BANKS MAINTAIN UNFAIR CHARGES SCAM

2008-12-01T23:59:00.000Z

UK banks are hanging on to the bitter end over the issue of unfair overdraft charges.The basis of the consumer driven court action against them is that you cannot enforce a contractual agreement if the terms are unfair. The banks have an appeal in train and the judicial system has allegedly postponed a decision because the judge is engaged on another case – or perhaps the current economic

TRYING TO RELEASE SOME ANGER

2008-12-01T09:28:00.003Z

If you are depressed, and if you are also able to express your thoughts in words, then I would thoroughly recommend blogging. Writers since the dawn of time have used their emotions, moods and anguish to create great prose and poetry. I’m not suggesting for a moment that I’m in their league, but it seems to me that it as much about being READ as the quality of the writing and that is what

Darling Alistair, you've got it wrong again

2008-11-24T13:01:00.010Z

Mr Alistair Darling, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer is probably, even as I write, checking his notes and preparing to address the House of Commons and give his pre-budget speech.As you would expect, the main dish on his menu of recession-busting issues was leaked to the press over the weekend.I totted up what difference a 2.5% cut in the VAT (value added tax) rate would have on my personal

Dances with Toilet Rolls

2008-11-22T23:44:00.006Z

I have had one of the nicest Saturdays in quite a while, I've laughed and smiled a lot and I haven't cried, although I came close to crying laughing.I work at home, and it is a matter of self-discipline on weekdays to shower and dress before I start work seriously. I find I get more done and in a more organised way, despite the temptation to slob about in pyjamas for half the morning.On Saturdays

Why did John Sergeant quit SCD?

2008-11-19T12:08:00.008Z

Just heard the news that political journo John Sergeant has quit the UK BBCtv dance show Strictly Come Dancing. Known in other countries as Dancing with the Stars, this tv show has a fantastic following in the UK, regularly topping viewing stats every Saturday and Sunday - Sunday being when the results go out.John Sergeant and his professional partner Kristina Rihanoff have been a highly

Laughing, not angry today :-)

2008-11-18T00:27:00.006Z

Just to show my lovely readers that I am not always a miserable old moaner, I'll share something that made me smile today.International yachtswoman Dee Caffari is currently competing in the Vendee Globe round the world yacht race. Before she started, it seems her shore team planned some surprises for her to cheer her up.According to a report I read in the Daily Mail today, they have hidden naked

Judge not lest ye be judged....

2008-11-13T00:51:00.008Z

A blog I visited today talks about the case of Judge Roy Moore from Alabama . Judge Moore was sued by the ACLU for displaying the Ten Commandments in his courtroom foyer. He has been stripped of his judgeship and now they are trying to strip his right to practice law in Alabama .The blog quotes a poem written by the judge which ends as follows."A sad but Holy God withdraw His hand from Thee.."

Remembrance – we haven’t learned yet

2008-11-10T00:07:00.003Z

On the day when people around the world were remembering those who died in two World Wars and countless other conflicts, a BBC television programme chose to pay tribute to a woman who worked for and passionately believed in – peace.Vera Brittain was the mother of British politician Shirley Williams. Vera lost her fiancé and many close friends in WW1 and worked in a front-line hospital in France,

Just a little angry with the Daniel Craig critics

2008-11-04T11:48:00.013Z

I've just been reading some comments about the new Bond film in a forum I belong to. I didn't agree with all that was said, so I went off to read some 'professional' reviews of the film on various newspaper and film websites.Here is my review.Somehow the lack of a really credible and coherent storyline in the new Bond film, 'Quantum of Solace' didn't matter too much. The trailers before were

Auntie Beeb has a bad week

2008-10-29T09:50:00.009Z

Messrs. Ross and Brand have upset a lot of people and rightfully so, with their silly prank on Andrew Sachs' answering machine, but nevertheless I don't want their heads on a plate.I like Jonathan Ross but Russell Brand's humour has often caused me to switch channels - but this is me - Brand is hugely popular with thousands of listeners and viewers.My first thought was that they should be removed

Who cares what they wear?

2008-10-27T18:34:00.007Z

I was having a really nice afternoon. I had a mystery shop to do in Chichester, my favourite retail therapy location and having completed it, realised I had enough loyalty points on my Caffe Nero card for a freebie latte. I picked up the only newspaper left in the rack - the Independent sports and lifestyle supplements and settled down to half an hour of happy relaxation. My pleasure lasted all

UK Government robs rescue charities

2008-10-24T10:14:00.006+01:00

As a small boat sailor for most of my life, I have had occasions to be grateful to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and also local Solent voluntary rescue services. I have friends who serve currently in local lifeboat teams, raise funds, and others who have been lifeboat crew in the past.When an email arrived from the Sailing Secretary of my sailing club this week I was shocked that the

...If life gives you sausages

2008-10-19T14:00:00.007+01:00

Angry at oversleeping and missing the start of the Chinese F1 Grand Prix, this morning, I looked to the fridge for edible consolation. I had convinced myself that I had removed a mini-pack of bacon from the freezer to the fridge. No, not there. I went and sulked with a cup of tea and digestive biscuits which kept me going till lunchtime. At least my hero Lewis Hamilton won, some consolation.Still

Please Click.....

2008-10-16T14:10:00.002+01:00

If this is the ONLY day you ever do it, please click in memory of my friend, Dee Munday. Dee's funeral was today 16th October 2008. She died of heart failure following 3 bouts of cancer that started off with breast cancer. Help to stop this happening to another woman by clicking on the Breast Cancer link on my sidebar, each click will help to pay for a mammogram. Thank you so much. If you like,

O2, your Customer Care stinks

2008-10-13T23:38:00.008+01:00

While some mobile phone users may change their network as often as their knickers, I have, thus far stuck with O2 because they treated me well, offered me upgrades when due and recommended changes of tariff to match my usage.Today’s events have really come as a nasty surprise. In May last year my mobile phone broke in trying to get the back off it. I was spending a couple of days away and

Warning to USA voters - of whatever 'colour'

2008-10-09T16:11:00.005+01:00

While I am very happy to see that a man of colour is very likely to be the next US President, I also fear for citizens the USA who may be in danger of losing other hard-won freedoms - regardless of who is in the White House for the next few years.The US constitution supports the right to hold any religious faith or none and all that entails. However, the agenda of some ultra-Christian voters on

Airbrushing ourselves away

2008-10-08T01:01:00.003+01:00

Take a look at that pic of me – Twiggy I am not, and never have been. All my life I have fought a battle with a thyroid problem that means I have to take a replacement dose, and the fact I love my food. I thought I had come to terms with the shape I was, but two TV programmes this evening showed me very clearly that I haven’t. I am in the same position as the vast majority of women, not just in

Nuisance calls from British Gas

2008-10-07T14:23:00.003+01:00

My phone has rung twice this morning - 1471 indicates that the caller was the same both times.A little research reveals that it is British Gas. Now they were my gas supplier when I first moved here, and at a previous house they were my electricity supplier. In addition my late Mum was their customer for both.In the months that I was dealing with her estate, I had repeated calls from them asking

Angry with life and death

2008-10-06T16:04:00.003+01:00

It's been a sad weekend. A friend who has been suffering from cancer passed away suddenly after an infection caused heart failure. Why her, I thought and not me. I'm not a mother or a grandmother or even a wife now. (I'm separated). But after a day or two of weeping for her loss, and her family's sadness, I realise that what I am REALLY angry about is that there is no definite cure. She had

Thank you Justy Boy

2008-10-03T22:07:00.004+01:00

Today, UK Prime Minister Gordon Bown has managed to re-arrange a group of people who were already pretty useless at their jobs into positions where their inability to control either the economy or anything else will be even more visible. And to make it worse, he didn't get rid of the Dim Prawn. Perhaps she is under his desk making sure he stays healthy.My mate Justin from the pub quiz in the

Relaunching the 'Angry Button'

2008-10-03T21:12:00.004+01:00

I've been meaning to do this relaunch for a week or two - ever since I started my other blog in fact.Don't think for a minute I haven't been angry all this time! I just haven't communicated it. then someone I talked to suggested it might actually be therapeutic.Now there are things in my personal life which make me VERY angry which I shall not be covering here. People, events and injustices that

Monday 17/09 - dropping out and trying to get back in

2007-09-17T12:57:00.000+01:00

<<<<<< OFFICIALLY USELESS !I've now been 'officially' unemployed for 3 months. My last job was working as a watchkeeper on the Velux Round the World yacht race which ended in May. Before that I was unemployed but not a Government statistic. Reasons - personal illness, family responsibilities, two house moves and an element of choice.I was lucky to be offered the Velux race job by virtue of

Who and why

2007-09-17T08:23:00.000+01:00

I'm Jenny, a 56 year old British female, currently separated from my second husband and unemployed। That is as far as the Gov. is concerned. I don't count buying and selling collectables on ebay, at auctions and car boot sales to be 'work' - it's a hobby, sometimes profitable. My real love is anything Art Deco, but I'm always on the hunt for bargains to re-sell.I get angry on a daily basis,