Category Archives: In the news

Well this all seems perfectly reasonable

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

I got a letter today, telling me my PIP (disability benefit) is going up by £1.23 a month and it got me thinking, which lets face it, is never a good thing. Here are just a few things I have … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Well this is turning into a bigger mess than I thought

Posted on March 14, 2019 by

I am, of course, talking about Brexit. MPs have been voting on it for 2 days now, so far, they didn’t like the deal they were offered, they refuse to leave without no deal and this all has to be sorted … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Conversations with Monkey

Posted on March 13, 2019 by

Monkey: But mummy I don’t want to watch the news Me: This is very important, which is why we are watching it Monkey: Well what are they all doing? Me: They are all voting on whether they accept the deal … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I don’t want to bang on about it, but I am going to

Posted on December 12, 2018 by

But shit Brexit is turning into the gift nightmare that doesn’t stop giving. If you are not following this or even if you are, what I suspect is about to happen is that the Prime Minister is about to resign, … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

We need to remember

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

On the way back from the school run today, I was people watching. At the moment we have lots of poppies up and getting ready for Remembrance Sunday, on my way to and from school, I do tend to see … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

This is going to get interesting

Posted on May 18, 2018 by

In the UK we have our children sit something calls SATs. The main ones are in yr 6 so when you child is 10 or 11 years old. But and this is the big but they actually do start testing … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Prince something

Posted on April 25, 2018 by

A new royal baby entered the world yesterday, everyone cheered, the whole of Great Britain threw a massive party. Ok I maybe being sarcastic and to be honest I couldn’t give a shit, what did make me take notice that … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 32 Comments