A journey begins

Here’s a thought for you. Scientists have worked out that the chances of any one of us being born on earth are 1 in 400 trillion. By way of comparison, the chances of you winning the UK Lottery are, 1 in 45 million. Allow me to do that long hand… 1 in 400,000 000,000,000 and […]

The poor must pay down the debt – sanctioned man loses his leg

A letter a day to number 10. No 1,536 Sunday 28 August 2016. Dear Mrs May, Salford’s Unemployed & Community Resource Centre reports that David (no surname given) was repeatedly sanctioned, “This resulted in him being unable to control his diabetes because he had no money for food. This caused diabetic ulcers which became infected […]

Cameron reveals his total incompetence and social ineptitude

A letter a day to number 10. No 1,255 Thursday 12 November 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, George Monbiot has published your letter to and the response from Ian Hudspeth, leader of Oxfordshire county council, which covers your own constituency of Witney, in which you complain about cuts to local services. In your opening remarks you […]