Posted on April 24th, 2009 by Dave Luckett
Today the Government announced new rules on the rights of Gurkhas to settle in this country. I’d been looking forward to this day, sadly I was shocked and bitterly disappointed by the Governments announcement that means that some 90% will not be able to settle.
Gurkhas have proudly fought for the rights of this country, most [...]
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Posted on March 26th, 2009 by Dave Luckett
Dan Hannan, MEP for the South East including Reading, has topped todays YouTube charts with his speech ripping into Gordon Brown gaining over 300,000 views, despite it being up less than 24 hours. An absolutely superb speech and well worth watching…
Dan has been a great supporter of Reading, I’ve had the great fortune to listen [...]
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Posted on February 27th, 2009 by Dave Luckett
I’ve just been taking a closer look at Rob Wilson’s new website; he has decided to be as open as possible by including details on his expenses and staff members he employs so residents can easily find them. A very welcome move, particularly considering the recent bad press all sides have received over the past [...]
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Posted on February 19th, 2009 by Dave Luckett
Well it made me laugh…
Hat-tip Reading Chronicle
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Posted on January 21st, 2009 by Dave Luckett
Last night while watching the Inauguration coverage on CNN, they showed off a new technology called Photosynth. They asked people to take photos of the moment when Obama took the oath and email them in. The software then stitched hundreds of the photos together to create an amazing photograph which you can zoom into and [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Dave Luckett
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King Jr. August 1963
Today we have seen the first black president being sworn in to the highest [...]
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