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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Recently, and for the first time in my life, I’ve got involved with local politics. Well, only so far as objecting to a very noisy and unpleasant bar/club across the street from us, extending their license to 2am weekdays and 4am weekends. We’ve been suffering with noise from this bar since it opened last Easter, […]
My Neighbourhoods has Style
Monday, September 3rd, 2007My Neighbourhoods recently appeared in an article in The Sunday Times Style magazine about neighbourliness and how it’s coming back into fashion. People want closer communities, they would like to get to know people living in their area, are tired of the anonymous, every man for himself lifestyle. It’s time to offer help with shopping, […]
“A child is a whole village’s responsibility”
Monday, September 3rd, 2007I can’t remember who said it, but there used to be a belief that a child was the whole community’s reponsibility.
Unfortunately today, with children/teenagers running riot, with little respect for olders, most people are too scared to step in when they’re not their own, in case they themselves get into trouble.
I get nervous stepping outside […]
There is no such thing as society
Monday, February 26th, 2007This is an excerpt from an article on the BBC web site:
“There is no such thing as society,” said Margaret Thatcher, which has since been interpreted by critics as the zenith of the every man for himself attitude.
But the then prime minister also went on to say: “There are individual men and women, and there […]