Monthly Archives: July 2012

Empires Good and Bad

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Veronica & James

government,politics news,politics news,politicsDesert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4 had the probably left-wing Simon McBurney, actor writer and director hosted by Kirsty Young who, when discussing his award of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) a few years ago, had debated … Continue reading →

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Workless or Workshy?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Veronica & James

government,politics news,politics news,politicsThe Government’s current campaign to get more people into work by reducing benefits is often met with cries of ‘what jobs?’ however today’s employment figures showing a drop in unemployment to just under 2.4 million, but an increase in those … Continue reading →

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A Yorkist Au-Revoir on St Swithun’s Day

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Veronica & James

government,politics news,politics news,politicsVeronica and I are the ‘newcomers’ in the former York Terrace (now only a small part of the rather more boring St George’s Road), having arrived at Hanover House (www.hanoverhouse.org) in January 2007. It is quite evident that the turnover … Continue reading →

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Birthday Blues

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Veronica & James

government,politics news,politics news,politicsThat day comes round once a year, regular as clockwork, eagerly anticipated in the early years and dreaded more and more as time marches on. Yes, the Birthday. Remembering it or wanting to remember it, or not, is a patchy … Continue reading →

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A Gullible Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Veronica & James

government,politics news,politics news,politics  Another birthday day arrived with a postponed supper taken at The Cherwell Boathouse in Oxford after a visit to the Ashmolean Museum for coffee and a snack and visit to some of the new galleries, followed by tea at … Continue reading →

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The York Terrace Alice in Wonderland Connection

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Veronica & James

government,politics news,politics news,politicsThis year is the 150th anniversary of the Reverend Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) reading his story of ‘Alice Underground‘ to Alice while on a boating trip on the Cherwell in Oxford in 1862. The story went down so well … Continue reading →

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The Railway Children – Changing Times

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Veronica & James

government,politics news,politics news,politicsFollowing on from my previous blog ‘The Bottom Line’, which only had a slight railway connection, railways linked two elements that came together for me yesterday. One was an event that I saw was to be staged in Cheltenham and … Continue reading →

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A ‘Drilling’ Experience

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Veronica & James

government,politics news,politics news,politicsNothing to do with mining or dentistry, but instead – soldiering. The other day, when Veronica caught me humming a marching tune and swinging my arms a bit, she was rather disparagjng about the old army ways of ‘spit and … Continue reading →

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A Gloucestershire Rococo Aesthetic Experience

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Veronica & James

government,politics news,politics news,politics‘Rococo‘ is a word that we occasionally come across but probably don’t understand too well. It came up in the last couple of days, when between spells of our appalling summer weather and batches of guests to Hanover House B&B … Continue reading →

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Regimental Continuity – Essential or Not?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Veronica & James

government,politics news,politics news,politicsAn item on this morning’s BBC Radio 4 Today programme highlighted the ongoing decline and ultimately destruction of the British Army’s prized and invaluable regimental system that saw generations of young men enlist to fight for their country, but more … Continue reading →

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