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"He needed to understand that Daddy might not always be very popular, and that there might be people who don't like Daddy, or the things he has to say. He might even hear it at school, but he's not to worry about it." ~ George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer.Oh! The terrible pain when a Father has to tell his eight year old son that he is about to make 490,000 public sector workers redundant...I will admit that because of the three reasons stated in the title above, I was considering…See More
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The barbecue sounds cool: I'm actually meeting up with Dan Ridler (who works for the Lib Dem MP for St Austell and Newquay) tomorrow, so that will hopefully go well. No doubt I will also get asked lots of political questions too!
Regrettably I can't go to the Lib Dem conference as I'll be working then, bah. But I hope to make the next one! You'll have to let me know how it goes, sounds v exciting :-)
I'm sorry to hear about your grandparents :( Though if it cheers you up, I met a fellow Lancastrian last Monday in Falmouth who happens to be the brother of one of my Uni friends :-D
Osborne is talking a foreign language, it's called economic Jargon :) I find it hard to understand even when Vince is talking about it, though he's a bit more clear!
I use other mediums of contact other than Lib Dem Act, y'know... though presumably you have yet to fully discover the joys/evils of Facebook and the like?
I know, I read your blog yesters. Good stuff, keep it up! Also, I fear for your kitchen, heh.
It does indeed, but doing good + favourite is always a winner. It's probably what I should have done, but ah well!
I actually covered the Vietnam War independently, as we had a massive textbook for GCSE and I ended up reading all of it. The My Lai massacre is always particularly nasty to read about, even when you know how it ends. Not pleasant. I'd recommend reading about the Nanjing Massacre in China in 1937. Similarly outrageous, even more brutal, but it's a good thing to have read about. Still very much a hot potato in Asian politics these days. And thank you, I like to think I am relatively well-informed :-)
I believe it will be for about a month, with a look to extending it further. At least, that's the plan!
You never know, that might well be good news for the coalition. If Labour are found to have messed up, that makes it less likely that they'll be able to get back into power anytime soon. Plus inflation is slowing, which is always a good sign for the economy. Who knows at this point though?
Fair enough: to be fair, I only did those subjects because I was good at them. Probably should have done English and Music instead, but how was I to know?
Ah, but what will you do if there is conservation work with the Conservatives? The ultimate dilemma... I'd advise using your contacts to the max: someone who works at a supermarket for example.
I have indeed made progress, I've got an internship sorted for August with Andrew George MP! Hurrah and hurray!
Independent inquiry? Led by whom? I will have to check this out...
I think I will have to be jobhunting for quite some time before I even consider McDonalds! One of my friends worked for them for a year or so and he hated it, even though he was able to "rise through the ranks" pretty quickly.
That sounds like a good mix: I did German and History also (high five), then French and Maths. Fun times! And yes, 2007 does seem a while back... Well done on finishing Maths, I presume it feels the same as when I finished Sciences forever (booyah)...
I've actualy been in Cambridge this weekend looking for workage, made a few inroads: am now in regular contact with the St Ives Lib Dem people. Could make progress today: fingers crossed!
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