Someone asked the other day, ‘What was your favourite ‘fast food’ when you were growing up?’
‘We didn’t have fast food when I was growing up,’ I informed him.
‘All the food was slow.’
‘C’mon, seriously. Where did you eat?’
‘It was a place called ‘home,” I explained!!
‘Mum cooked every day and when Dad got home from work, we [...]
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Memories – The good old days?
White Paper – ‘Your Child, Your Schools, Our Future’ – sets out Labour’s plan to continue school improvement
Labour’s Schools Secretary Ed Balls, has announced radical new school reforms to build on the massive improvements in the last decade; create a world-class education system; and build a strong economy and work force for the future.
The White Paper – ‘Your Child, Your Schools, Our Future’ – sets out Labour’s plan to continue school improvement.
The [...]
Prime Minister Gordon Brown – Building Britain’s Future
The Prime Minister has published a plan for “Building Britain’s Future” which aims to make Britain a “fairer, stronger and more prosperous society”.
Visit Building Britain’s Future website
Building Britain’s Future – download the pdf
The document outlines the PM’s plan for economic recovery. It also charts the Government’s goals for renewing democracy, modernising national infrastructure and [...]
Hertz Announces 4,000 Workforce Reduction
Company Maintains Strong Liquidity and Total Net Cash Flow in Fourth Quarter 2008
PARK RIDGE, NJ — (MARKET WIRE) — 01/16/2009 — Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) (“Hertz” or the “Company”), the operator of the world’s largest general use car rental brand, and one of the largest equipment [...]
Spectre of 1968 haunting Europe – Sarkozy fears
As disparate but linked militant youth protests simultaneously erupt in a number of countries across the continent, French President Nicholas Sarkozy has retreated on two controversial pieces of domestic legislation out of fear that a spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of 1968.
LEIGH PHILLIPS
Mr Sarkozy, the outgoing chairman of the six-month rotating European Union [...]
24 Plus News – Mending Britain’s broken society – George Osborne
Delivering the CPS Annual Lecture, George Osborne said:
“I’d like to thank Jill Kirby and the Centre for Policy Studies for inviting me here today to give this Annual Lecture.
The CPS helped to lay the intellectual foundations for the arrival of a transforming Conservative Government in 1979.
I hope that you can do the same for us [...]
24 Plus News – Buy Local, Work Local, Trade Local, Save Fuel, Cut Living Costs, Improve Health
Local Food for Thought – An interesting slant on lifestyle improvement in increasingly challenging times:
Author – DIane Wessel
This summer I started my own personal “experiment”. The idea seeded (pun intended) during a recent checkup with my doctor when I discovered that my cholesterol was high. My doctor advised me to improve my diet and exercise. [...]
24 Plus News – Inverness Scotland Hosts Blue Light Events for under 18’s
Inverness United Youth Group are delighted announce the start of “Blue Light Events” in Inverness. They will be run with the assistance of Stefan Krause who is the Bid Manager for Inverness and support from Northern Constabulary.
Organisations such as Crimestoppers, SafeInverness, Drug and Alcohol Forum, Street Pastors, Youth Development Officers, Youth Inclusive and Fire and [...]