Tag Archives: politics

Welcome to London, Mr President!

Posted on July 13, 2018 by katese11

  You may have noticed there’s a special guest in town. Well, not actually *in* town or at least not more than briefly. He stopped off in Regents Park last night but hightailed it out before any of those very, … Continue reading →

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The Corbyn Kickabout – 26/05/17

Posted on June 1, 2017 by katese11

I wasn’t feeling awesome on Saturday morning. I’d cried a LOT at “The Girls” on Friday night, Bob and I had drunk a fair amount of wine and then I’d slept a patchy few hours before getting Nathan to drop … Continue reading →

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Do What You Can….But Vote

Posted on April 28, 2017 by katese11

via GIPHY Thank you to the Chingford and Woodford Green Labour Party for the GIF above and apologies for once again getting political on your collective asses. But the nightwalker Iain Duncan Smith is stalking the streets of Highams Park … Continue reading →

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Truth and the Trump Fan

Posted on January 27, 2017 by katese11

Note: I wrote this on Monday when my face was still a permanent 😮 at the speed and ferocity of the bullcrap coming out of Trump’s wherever. It was destined for a different site but…meh…it’s not happened (possibly too libellous? … Continue reading →

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Women’s March on London – 21/01/17

Posted on January 22, 2017 by katese11

Now, here’s a conundrum – I made a decision three hours ago to stop talking on the internet about the President we’ll refer to only as P45 (we can only hope)….for tonight at least. But I need to do some … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Marching on Saturday

Posted on January 16, 2017 by katese11

Marching doesn’t come easily to me, especially in January. If there’s an opportunity to protest while sitting down and having a cup of coffee, I’ll generally take that option. But sometimes you have to make a stand. This Friday, the … Continue reading →

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Reuben Writes to The American Police

Posted on November 23, 2016 by katese11

In what might be a first for this blog, one of my children is providing the copy for this post. Partly because they’re readily available labour and I don’t need to pay them but also because this is something quite … Continue reading →

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#MoreinCommon Picnic to Discuss Brexit -09/07/16

Posted on July 10, 2016 by katese11

Now, I’ve been trying to keep politics off the blog as much as possible – that’s fodder for my HuffPost posts – but this was a bona fide London event where toddlers were welcome. I’ve never taken the kids on … Continue reading →

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A Voter’s Guide to the London Mayoral Elections

Posted on April 23, 2016 by katese11

Random underlinings, ill-advised hashtags, activists posing as voters – this booklet has it all. The booklet to which I’m referring is, of course, the Mayor of London’s official guide to his potential successors – a booklet where all the candidates … Continue reading →

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“No System is Perfect” – IDS Speaks on Benefit Deaths….

Posted on March 12, 2016 by katese11

Do you ever have bad days at work? Do you make mistakes? Well, we all do. No system is perfect and that’s exactly the expression Iain Duncan Smith used to describe his welfare system, which unfortunately makes the kinds of … Continue reading →

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