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Happy Christmas
Posted on 1:34pm Saturday 25th December 2010
If you are reading this today, of all days, Wishing you a Merry Christmas
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Who Can You Trust These Days?
Posted on 1:42pm Friday 24th December 2010
This week, the news has been largely dominated by the effects of the weather and the comments made by several Liberal Democrat Ministers about certain figures in the Conservative Party, Conservative policy and Vince Cable declaring war on Rupert Murdoch.
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Christmas is the time of Goodwill and Peace to All Men
Posted on 11:32pm Sunday 19th December 2010
As the heading says, Christmas is the time of peace and goodwill to all men.
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Honesty from a Politician
Posted on 11:00pm Wednesday 15th December 2010
I found this letter sent by a Liberal Democrat MP to a constituent.
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Will Our Salt Supplies Last Through the Winter?
Posted on 12:11am Wednesday 15th December 2010
Weather forecasters are promising snow to return on Thursday and some newspapers are predicting that we are to have the worst winter for 50 years. Snow is likely to be around until February, they also advise.
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Tuition Fees - the Welsh Perspective
Posted on 11:25pm Sunday 12th December 2010
Many times we hear of the Welsh Assembly Government complaining that the cuts will hit Wales harder than the rest of the UK and that the Barnett Formula, devised in the late 1970's is in urgent need of revision. The Barnett formula was devised to work out the amounts of public money to be devolved to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Tuition Fees Vote - The Fallout
Posted on 9:53am Friday 10th December 2010
Yesterday's vote saw a 21 vote majority for the Government.
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Tuition Fees Debacle
Posted on 10:40pm Wednesday 8th December 2010
I have made it clear in a previous blog that I am a member of the Liberal Democrats, though I do not recall mentioning that I am wholeheartedly supportive of the coalition Government. The country needed strong Government, especially because of the dire state of the public purse. There was no alternative. A rainbow coalition of Labour, the Lib Dems, Plaid, SNP and the Irish Unionist parties still would not have produced a coalition that would stick together. A minority Conservative Government would not have survived long either.
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Morrisons - Self Service Checkouts
Posted on 12:31am Sunday 5th December 2010
I was using the self service facility in Morrisons on Friday evening and was joined at the next machine by someone who I hadn't seen for some 3 years or more.
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Red Kite Spotted Near Johnston
Posted on 1:29pm Tuesday 30th November 2010
Just coming back from Haverfordwest at 1pm today, I was pleased and somewhat surprised to see a red kite flying over Pope Hill, just outside Johnston.
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Council Grant Settlement - 2011/12
Posted on 10:25am Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Tomorrow, Pembrokeshire County Council will find out from the Welsh Assembly, what grant it will receive for the financial year starting in April 2011.
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Scottish Football Referees Strike
Posted on 10:06am Tuesday 23rd November 2010
So the Scottish FA are looking to Ireland for referees as their own are going on strike this week-end.
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