Category Archives: Charity

RNLI…….the scandal of having to rely on charity!

Posted on August 28, 2017 by

A little while ago I happened upon a programme on BBC television about the lifeboat service around British coastal waters and the River Thames. The TV crew went out on various “call outs” from several different services (from Cornwall to … Continue reading →

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North West Air Ambulance Service……..relies on charity to the governments shame!

Posted on August 26, 2017 by

  After visiting my new house in Weaverham, Cheshire yesterday, I was travelling back to the M56 motorway when the traffic suddenly slowed and I was trying to work out why. Eventually I could see  a man walking along the … Continue reading →

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Poynton High School and misplaced ideals!

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

A group of students have been sent back to the UK after Indian officials said they had the wrong kind of visa to visit a charity they were supporting. The 16 students and three staff were refused entry at Chennai Airport … Continue reading →

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The NHS is in crisis and yet Britain loses £300m in foreign aid to fraud without noticing…………….

Posted on February 9, 2017 by

Hundreds of millions of pounds in overseas aid is lost to fraud every year undetected by the Department for International Development, an auditors’ report suggests. Only 0.03 per cent of the £10 billion a year spent on aid is recorded … Continue reading →

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Glasgow taxi drivers and a caring society…………………

Posted on June 18, 2016 by

  For the best part of last week I was in Glasgow staying with friends and making the most of my time in the city. I had stopped off at Lake Ulleswater in Cumbria on my way up to Scotland … Continue reading →

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British taxpayers money goes to corrupt foreign regimes…….

Posted on May 12, 2016 by

  The ten most corrupt countries in the world have received £2.7 billion of British aid since David Cameron became Prime Minister, official figures show. During his premiership, the amount spent by the Department for International Development (DFID) in the … Continue reading →

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British International Aid (Part 2)……read and weep!

Posted on April 15, 2016 by

  Britain’s foreign aid budget keeps rising. Currently at £12 billion a year, it is due to soar during David Cameron’s two terms as Prime Minister, to £16 billion by 2020. As the Daily Mail revealed yesterday, Britain pays £1 in … Continue reading →

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Hebden Bridge is up north Mr Cameron………………. (you know, somewhere outside the M25!)

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

  Yesterday was a glorious day here in West Yorkshire so I decided to take a trip to the very pretty town of Hebden Bridge about 15 miles from where I live. The town suffered dreadfully in the recent floods … Continue reading →

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Scotland Street Public School, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and a filthy wet day in Glasgow!

Posted on December 1, 2015 by

  Travelled up to Glasgow last Friday to visit friends with the idea of a “photography weekend” and a chance to get out into the wonderful Scottish countryside around Loch Lomond. Well, as they say “the best laid plans of … Continue reading →

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Burnley, Macmillan Nurses and “Two Shades of Grey”………………..

Posted on September 24, 2015 by

So it was off to deepest, darkest Lancashire this morning heading for the illustrious (?) town of Burnley (or West Islamabad as it is known to the locals) for a performance by my friend and colleague who forms one half … Continue reading →

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