It is reported that the Government will seek to enact legislation providing for a presumption of “shared parenting” where father and mother split up. This move flies in the face of the Norgrove Review of family justice (2011), to be found at http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/moj/2011/family-justice-review-final-report.pdf , which examined the situation in Australia, where a similar law is…
99 days to go! and the whole profligate show will be over; we will be able to get back to work and move around somewhat more freely than at present. And ask ourselves where the legacy is.
Today I tried to travel from Westminster to Holborn, a journey I make frequently and for which I normally allow half an hour. There was a sign up in the underground indicating that the lines I would have used were severely delayed and others were closed. Indeed, passengers had to be evacuated from a stalled…
A terrible tragedy occurred when a lovely young woman collapsed and died towards the end of the London Marathon last weekend. She had entered in order to raise funds for the Samaritans. In consequence, about £700,000 has been donated in her memory by members of the public to this good cause. This is a great benefit…
The price of first class stamps is to rise to 60p at the end of this month. That’s 12/-. Like everybody else I went to the post office and stocked up. But I have to warn you followers of my blog, no more Xmas cards from me, they will be too expensive. The reason the…
