Daily Archives: March 25, 2012

Why does our Dave seem to be giving more importance to gay marriages than UK middle-class pensioners best interests?

March 25, 2012 By in Coalition, David Cameron, Erik Pickles, George Osborne, People, Politics, Unemployment Tags: , , , , 2 Comments

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

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Logo of Conservative Party UK Česky: Logo Konzervativní strany Velké Británie (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

………………….As a lifelong Tory voter & a passionate Lady Thatcher supporter, I seriously struggle to understand our “Dave”.

Reading the Sunday UK papers, I’m inclined to question whether our “Dave” has a political death wish.

Here are my residual questions for the Conservative Party of the UK:

Delighted to hear your views and debate the issue!

China becomes a net importer – of British idiots « Shards of China

March 25, 2012 By in China, Coalition, David Cameron, Humour, Photography, Society, Tourism, Travel, Unemployment Tags: Leave a comment
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I spotted this blog from a regular cyber-friend, who’s also a keen blogger, with a sharp eye for detail. Check it out!

China becomes a net importer – of British idiots « Shards of China.

The blog makes fascinating, albeit subjective, reading.

The article reminds me  of the time we were on a Swiss train, in the Engadine near St Moritz, returning from a day’s cross-country skiing. A party of Belgian school kids heard Marilyn and I speaking English and enquired in some somewhat hesitant English:

Are you football hooligans? 

They ( the Belgian youngsters) then doubled up in laughter.

I wonder if we can blame the UK’s Coalition Government? Hah hah!

As a final reflection, I will share that I did run the idea of teaching English in China across my wife – all part of our travel experience. Marilyn’s comment was “get real” or something similar:)