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Christmas Eve
Will Santa come for me?
May you all feel the excitement of Christmas.
WILL SANTA COME TONIGHT?
“Will Santa come? Will Santa come tonight?”
“He might. He might.
If you are good, he might.”
“Can I stay up and see?”
“No. He will not come for you...Read More »
Wokingham Choral carols
I greatly enjoyed the Wokingham Choral Society’s carols on Saturday 17th.
They sung well, and encouraged audience participation in some of the well known ones.
I would like to thank all who organised it, and to wish them a very happy Christmas with their families and friends.
...Read More »A tale of our inflationary times
Once upon a time there were three little Central piggy banks. Or to be more accurate, at three very different times three little Central piggy banks were set up. First came the smallest one, the Bank of England. There was next the biggest, the Federal Reserve Board. Much later there was the youngest one, the...Read More »
Proposed changes to National Planning Policy
I have received the letter below from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities:
Dear colleague,
Proposed changes to National Planning Policy
In my Written Ministerial Statement of 6 December I said that the Government would publish a National Planning Policy consultation before Christmas. This consultation has been published today...Read More »
Cut costs now to lower state borrowing
The government says it wants to get borrowing down. Here’s a reprise on measures they could take urgently to reduce the excess spending.
1 Strengthen the law and admin actions to stop illegal migrants
2. Move migrants out of hotels into better value accommodation
3 Speed up decisions on migrants so those who...Read More »