This Easter, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has some ‘roar-some’ events lined up for families to enjoy in our visitors centres and nature reserves across Dorset. On Thursday 5th April (10-4pm) The Kingcombe Centre is celebrating the arrival of Dippy the Diplodocus in Dorset with a dinosaur-themed day, including a...
"It is only when you fully understand that you will definitely lose the battle that you really begin to learn how to fight" - Kanjin Tor Somebody asked me very recently "Had I thought about suicide because of my illness?" It was a good question - if somewhat tactless....
The following footage is graphic and may shock some.
However, more importantly it now means that attempted murder is now at the core of the conflict and will mean potentially much more violence from now on. Unless the police and government respond appropriately they may have just lost complete control...
“One of the problems that homeless people face is a lack of motivation, partly due to boredom. Finding something of interest to look forward to can be life changing.” (Rev'd Pat Southgate, Chair of Routes to Roots). Routes to Roots undertakes a number of initiatives to provide the homeless...
Your holiday is one of the most expensive purchases you will make this year so why would you risk it? Here are 10 reasons why you should book with your local Travel Agent: · Your money is SAFE, covered by your ABTA registered travel agent. · An experienced travel consultant is...
As Boris Johnson feebly responds to each new crisis, increasingly it is becoming clear that he is a hollow man. He is a triumph of vanity and ambition over ability and integrity, a mediocre talent promoted way above his level of competence. A fact even Johnson himself acknowledges, describing...
The case against First Past The Post is well-established. It provides the bare minimum of democracy, is unrepresentative for the majority, and distorts the allocation of power. But how many people are aware of its costs in wasted public expenditure and excess taxes, its maintenance of spent ideologies and...
“Wrong things are done in the name of Islam, worse things are being done in the name of democracy and human rights” (Mohamed Mahathir, former Malaysian Prime Minister)
Torture — Legal Black Holes
Some philosophers have suggested that one way to measure how civilized a society has become is to look at...
Fortnightly insight into the current state of the economy and how it relates to Dorset by Nigel F Jump, Chief Economist of Strategic Economics Ltd (a Dorset Company) and Visiting Professor in Economics at the Universities of Bath and Plymouth. See: www.strategiceconomics.co.uk The recent UK Budget 2013 will...
If you find that you are in a position of power but feel inadequate about something, you should point the finger at people who are not in a position of power and explain why these people are inadequate.This works for everything from what you might call 'bad spelling' or...
