UK & World News reviewed by The Bitch! (a weekly column)
Well darlings,
Whoa up, now! This last week in politics has been better than watching one of those loveable old Laurel and Hardy films, hasn’t it? That’s another fine mess you’ve got us into, Tony! And another, and another…
In education, after eight years and twelve White Papers that have had schools reeling from one disaster after another, it looks like we’re going right back to where we started. I do hope everyone enjoyed that rather bumpy trip around the block. Fun, wasn’t it? Education, education, education? It certainly has been!
The ban on smoking rules has got everyone mystified. Neither those for or against a ban seem happy with the result, and nobody seems to be able to explain the rules clearly. Do the little bowls of heavily salted peanuts left nonchalantly on bars, the ones that are really there to entice you to have a free nibble to develop your thirst further, do they qualify as food? They are free to be taken and are not charged for or served, so how does the law stand on these? And how about the little packs of Cheddars, or even crisps,...