A couple of months ago, in less troubled times, I wrote a blog proposing an alternative voting system for the UK. It is a form of proportional representation yet holds a strong element of the first past the post system (FPTP) which at least gives a degree of local political representation. I wrote the article … Continue reading Votes that count
A month in lockdown – T is for time
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. T is for time, something that can hang heavy during the day when you are locked in. Sunny days are better, when … Continue reading A month in lockdown – T is for time
A month in lockdown – S is for shopping
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. S is for shopping, the greatest leisure activity of modern times. It is amazing how much time we used to spend browsing … Continue reading A month in lockdown – S is for shopping
A month in lockdown – R is for recession
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. R is for recession. The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health disaster, it has the potential to lead to the largest … Continue reading A month in lockdown – R is for recession
A month in lockdown – Q is for quantitative easing
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. Q is for quantitative easing. This is one of the levers that governments have to pull in times of economic crisis. It … Continue reading A month in lockdown – Q is for quantitative easing
A month in lockdown – P is for politics
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. P is for politics. These are strange times in British politics, indeed they are strange times in many countries in the world. … Continue reading A month in lockdown – P is for politics
A month in lockdown – O is for overwhelmed
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. O is for overwhelmed. It would have been easy to write a blog about how overwhelmed I am feeling with the lockdown. … Continue reading A month in lockdown – O is for overwhelmed
A month in lockdown – N is for near
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. N is for near. I have been watching the progress of the COVID-19 virus since early on in the year. From the … Continue reading A month in lockdown – N is for near
A month in lockdown – M is for making plans
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. M is for making plans. I can’t wait for this lockdown to end and life to return to some sort of normality. … Continue reading A month in lockdown – M is for making plans
A month in lockdown – L is for liberty and law
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. L is for liberty and law. During times of crisis, governments always grab more powers for themselves, even if they are voted … Continue reading A month in lockdown – L is for liberty and law
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 