It seems odd that every year we pay more tax, be it VAT, income or any of the other little surprises the chancellor can dream up, and yet the small organisations which really matter to people are living on crumbs.
Summer's arrived. Well it did for a couple of days. Then the wind went back round to the east and we were searching for thick sweaters again.
Technology whizzes along at such a pace that even the young sometimes struggle to keep up.
We all loved Yes Minister, that great series which poked fun at government administration and had many of us chortling.
We all loved Yes Minister, that great series which poked fun at government administration and had many of us chortling.
There are still a few old village sages who rarely set foot outside their parish boundaries.
Everyone had a uniform of sorts, and not all that long ago.
Everyone had a uniform of sorts, and not all that long ago.
Ministers issue statements with such regularity that we tend to glaze over and have a doze. All well and good, we think, but let's wait and see what transpires.
Ministers issue statements with such regularity that we tend to glaze over and have a doze. All well and good, we think, but let's wait and see what transpires.
