There were two interesting articles in the papers today, which I will attempt to clumsily relate to each other.
The first was Ashley Seager in the Guardian, arguing that we need a land tax to replace council tax and possibly allow reductions in VAT as well, and the second was in the Argus: a story about [...]
Ugly Buildings. Again.
January 8th, 2007 · No Comments
Categories: Politics
Tags: Brighton, Buildings, Global Warming, London, Taxation, Town Planning
Keeping it green?
September 25th, 2006 · 2 Comments
Saturday’s Guardian had a 100-page ‘green living guide’, stuffed full of information and guidance on how to tread lightly on the planet.
I can’t help thinking that the message was a little undermined by the sheer size of the Saturday paper, with 166 ‘Berliner’ pages spread across 8 sections, a glossy colour magazine, 100 pages of [...]
Categories: Life
Tags: Doh!, Global Warming, Newspapers
The battle of the sexes
November 28th, 2005 · No Comments
Now the weather has got a bit wintry it is time for the annual battle of the sexes. The venue is just about every office in the country, where some people (mainly men) have the air conditioning turned on and others (mainly women) have space heaters plugged in under the desk.
Categories: Life · Work
Tags: Global Warming, Weather
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