Tag: #poverty
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Wound Tight (Part 2)
And so in the second part of this thrilling mini series we come to my number one official government wind up. The one bureaucracy, that seems to gas light me, provoke me, depress me, and anger me more than any other. The dreaded Department of Work and Pensions. I’ve only had to engage with them…
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Wound Tight (Part 1)
I have a ranking system, you know, a league table for how much bureaucracies and official bodies wind me up. How much genuine anxiety I feel when I have to deal with them. Bottom of the table (and this does amaze me, but it’s true) is His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Yes, the dreaded tax…
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Hanging My Hat
Recently, in a moment of idle curiosity (of which I have many) I worked out that, in my time on this planet, I have lived in 22 houses as a permanent address, or you could say home. I am now approaching sixty so that makes it an average of 2.73 years lived in each house.…