One of the manifesto policies of the Greens at the last election was that they would lower the voting age to 16. Now that we have a potential EU Referendum coming up they have asked for support in a vote to get the vote extended to 16 and 17 year old for this particular matter.
Category Archives: Non-fiction
EU Referendum?
I got an email the other day from the Green Party – I’m a registered supporter but not a member – about lowering the voting age for the possible EU Membership Referendum in the next couple of years to 16. I will be writing about that another day, but for today I want to write about the EU.
From one anniversary to the next
Yesterday it was the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta. In Lincoln a giant effigy of King John was carried to the castle. Today, however there is another anniversary.
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Magna Carta
800 years ago today at Runnymede King John and his barons made an agreement that is the foundation of our current freedoms.
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Review: ‘Buddhism for Dudes’ by Gerry Stribling
Buddhism for Dudes: A Jarhead’s Field Guide to Mindfulness
Gerry Stribling
Published by: Wisdom Publications
Edition: Paperback
ISBN: 9781614292296
Price: $14.95 (USD)
Publication Date: 25th August, 2015
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Review: ‘Virgin Nation’ by Sara Moslener
Virgin Nation
Sexual Purity and American Adolescence
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Review: ‘Field to Fork’ by Paul B. Thompson
I have a book review for you all today; I may as well start the month as I mean to go on.
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Ick, people have no manners
I had a fantastic day out in Sheffield yesterday; I’m exhausted, mentally and physically today though. It would have been perfect but for the behaviour of some bad mannered little brats. If that wasn’t bad enough my aching legs carried me past a white-van-man this morning who though shouting insults at me was acceptable. This is a rant, by the way. Read on at your peril.Continue reading “Ick, people have no manners”
Everything Is Better With Dragons 