Recent announced changes to Local Housing Allowance may have a dramatic effect on population growth and has been underestimated by the government.

From January 2012 new claimants under the age of 35years old will no longer be entitled to the one bed self-contained rate (ie one bed flat rate which on my patch is £90 per week) they will only be entitled to a shared rated of £56pw. So what does this mean? Read the rest of this entry

I recently read a great little book “Create your Desires and fulfil your dreams” by Donald Upton – a remarkable man, one of the original founders of the (now) College of Osteopaths in 1966, well-educated and read naturopath and my friend’s grandfather. Read the rest of this entry

2011 has been my foray into the 21st century, some may point out its 11 years later but I say there are still 89 years to go so I am ahead of schedule. 18 months ago Thomas Power said get a Blackberry as I-phones and other androids (get me with the language) were not user friendly – sadly I ignored him. I have clung ferociously to my Nokia 6310 as a dear and droppable friend. Read the rest of this entry

I had such a funny conversation with one of my Polish building team recently…. I did a very British thing – I offered tea or coffee. I had made them coffee as they arrived – that’s just polite – I let them know where everything was and that they could help themselves and went back to work. Read the rest of this entry

If you hold a job that you love then the thought of a dull retirement to day time TV or tinkering in the shed might fill you with dread. If you don’t care for your job or worse hate it then the thought of retirement is like the light at the end of the tunnel (albeit a long one). Read the rest of this entry

Sally died ….

…a year ago today. She was my best friend for twenty years – almost half my life. Her final story was one of determination and with that came dignity. Read the rest of this entry

I posted a blog  a few weeks ago and had the most comments, shares and views I had had from any other blog.

The story for me was about the kindness of the post office worker that replied to a little girl’s letter to God asking to look out for and take care of her newly deceased dog.  I rarely post things like that – it caught my eye and I felt the urge to share it. Read the rest of this entry

So when faced with a dilemma and economic challenge – instead of tackling the challenge – why not just kick the old people out of their houses to make way for families with children? Read the rest of this entry

House prices have reportedly risen by a whopping 0.04% reference have in reality fallen as the rate of inflation according to CPI figures is a massive 5.2%, that means anyone sitting thinking that they have equity in their house and they are okay – is sadly wrong. Read the rest of this entry

About eight weeks ago I went to a Whole Mind Seminar with Tom Evans a great event that pushed my boundaries – always the best kind. I practised mediation and a new way of enabling my mind to think – together – in unison and for one purpose. Read the rest of this entry