Mark Green

Stay indoors to save cash

It looks as though we’ll have to manage with fewer police over the coming years as Government spending cuts take effect.

Last updated 16 September 2010
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Place your bets on a big reunion

In the bad old days, when the Government was cutting jobs and stopping benefits, the bankers and brokers in London were raking in massive bonuses and the unions were threatening strike action, angry, skinny-legged young bands with big hair and spotty scowls sang of opposition, protest and revolt.

Last updated 16 September 2010
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Show me the money!

Anyone got any idea how much the Pope is likely to make from his state visit which starts today?

Last updated 16 September 2010
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Shows of strength

I had a glorious couple of days last weekend at two of the county’s smaller country shows.

Last updated 9 September 2010
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Cost of the space race

It looks inevitable that if you live anywhere near a town centre, you will have to pay for the luxury of parking in your own street.

Last updated 9 September 2010
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Sandwiches could save even more of our bread

I don't know about you, but it’s not often I get treated to lunch.

Last updated 9 September 2010
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Judging the PR gaffes

Lots of people are calling into question William Hague’s “lack of judgement”.

Last updated 9 September 2010
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Fancy a spot of duvet wrestling?

I cannot believe the fuss being made about the woman who has invented a new way of fitting a duvet into a cover. (4 comments)

Last updated 2 September 2010
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Beware what you feed children’s brains

We are regularly being warned about fears for our children’s health. (1 comment)

Last updated 2 September 2010
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Oops!, a tale by Gordon Brown

If you were going to write your autobiography, what would you call it?

Last updated 2 September 2010
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Rae cares – just as much as Diana

This week marked the anniversary of the death of Princess Diana. Hearing the news of her death has turned into one of those “where were you when...” moments.

Last updated 2 September 2010
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Take lessons from our boys, Branson

Kitesurfers photo I get into a hopeless tangle just getting the flimsy, overpriced and always disappointing things out of their packets.

Last updated 26 August 2010
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Viva Long-Vegas

Could this be the new boomtown of the UK? The next Aberdeen? Long-Vegas?

Last updated 26 August 2010
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It’s tough for the Beckham household too

I have known for a while that we’re in a recession and that we’ll all feel the pinch as prices go up, wages are frozen and jobs are cut.

Last updated 26 August 2010
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Lottery should hand out notes of caution

If ever there was a cautionary tale for the 21st Century disease of ‘I want to be rich and famous – now!’ it is lottery winner Callie Rogers.

Last updated 19 August 2010
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Fast-track justice makes speeders pay price

I was going to file it under ‘silly season’, but the story about the wealthy Swede who could be given a world record speeding fine of $1m is worth a closer look.

Last updated 19 August 2010
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World has gone mad

We are deep into what people in the media call the ‘silly season’. When stories of killer wasps terrorising Cotswold village and killer shoals of sardines off the Cornwall coast fill the front pages of our newspapers.

Last updated 19 August 2010
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