Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death 22nd May 2024 Rishi Sunak declared a General Election on the 4th July 2024. In little more than six weeks the country will go to the polls. A surprise decision [for most], sparking a tsunami of social media opinions,Continue reading “Lest we Forget -14 Years of Failure”
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How does the UK state pension compare to the rest of Europe?
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death Many of us will have begun paying into our pension as soon as we turned 16-21. For those approaching retirement age in the UK, most will benefit from a state pension, which we, our employers and the government willContinue reading “How does the UK state pension compare to the rest of Europe?”
Sixty-five
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death Tuesday, 14th May 2024. I awake. It is less than a week to my sixty-fifth birthday. How do I feel about being 65? Health wise [cancer]? About life in general [the state of our fucked up world]? Being 65Continue reading “Sixty-five”
UTFT
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. As a long suffering Evertonian [Blue], with a close friendship group of, largely, Liverpudlians [Red] I have had to endure decades of ridicule and negative banter. I have earned the right to enjoy a moment of ‘banter’ in return,Continue reading “UTFT”
Record Profits – I thought we were in Recession?
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Every time I receive yet another bill there is an increase? Food, energy, insurance (house, car, holiday), Council Rates, literally EVERYTHING! Seemingly never-ending? However, simultaneously, every time I look I see announcements of ‘Record Profits’ for ALL those industriesContinue reading “Record Profits – I thought we were in Recession?”
Corrupt Premier League
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. A mate, a keen football fan (not a Blue), commented on my recent FB post in regards to a potential third points deduction for EFC. He said what he believed to be a valid point, ‘If they [EFC] knewContinue reading “Corrupt Premier League”
2024 ARMED CONFLICTS
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. MIDDLE EAST More than 45 armed conflicts are currently taking place throughout the Middle East and North Africa in the following territories: Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Yemen and Western Sahara. The majority are non-internationalContinue reading “2024 ARMED CONFLICTS”
1 in 2
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. 1 in 2 – not great odds? An ‘average’ family of four, two adults, two children? Two from four will contract cancer within their lifetime. That phone call, that conversation. As a parent, the most horrific, devastating news youContinue reading “1 in 2”
Energy Debt
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Every three months The UK’s energy regulator [Ofgem] review and set a level on how much energy suppliers can charge for each unit of energy. From 1 April to 30 June 2024 the price for energy a ‘typical household’Continue reading “Energy Debt”
TAX
Life – Terror. Ecstasy. Fight. Denial. Flight. Failure. PAIN. Forgiveness. Reconciliation. Hope. Love. Peace – Death. Not one of these taxes [below] existed 100 years ago, & our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world… We had absolutely no national debt, had a huge manufacturing base, and ‘Mum’ stayed home to raiseContinue reading “TAX”
Dying to Live 