Rethinking indigenous policy is worth reading if you're curious about how Rudd differs from Howard - is he going to fail us after all? At the moment it seems he's definitely left room for improvement: rather than simply punishing parents for their children's non-attendance, the Government should be providing schools, teachers and resources that meet the needs of the Aboriginal community. This actually made me incredulous: When the school attendance policy was introduced, it was not done in a way that targeted parents who were not sending their children to school. Instead of a case-by-case approach, the Federal Government prescribed... ...

DELGA's Annual General Meeting will be held in Bournemouth as part of the Federal Party Conference this September. All DELGA members welcome! ...

It's coming up to that time of year again... The anniversary of my birth. A week and a half to go, I can hardly wait.As per usual, I'm not entirely chuffed about it: another marker down, another point of reference to show how much fuck all I've achieved (and it's quite a bit of fuck all, I can tell you). It's not the age thing, so much as every passing year withers out any and all potential I might once have had. My inclination to actually make something of my life is weighed down by all my past "almosts" and ...

I have to give a final congratulations to the Great British Olympic Team who are on their way home with a staggering 19 Gold, 13 Silver and 15 Bronze medals. It's been a thrill to spectate in the Beijing Olympics.So the double decker bus has transformed and now the stage is set for the games to come here in 2012 - no doubt this will dominate the news and press coverage for the next 4 years. I just hope that the 2012 team pull it off and they manage to host an Olympics that all of us in ...

So the debate about the British Olympic 2012 Football team truly begins. Sadly, but predictably, everyone says they don't want it. Instead they'd prefer either a wholy English team representing Britain (a thought that makes me quite sick) or playoffs between the national sides.I'm glad to see the Olympic spirit of team work and cooperation lives on in these islands.Nationalism should be a crime. ...

I've been a Unionist since at least before the 1997 election when I would have been just 13 years old. Why I am a Unionist is not something I've ever given much thought to. Well given that the country seems to be marching ever more quickly towards a break up, it's time I wrote down why I'd prefer the Union to continue and why I think nationalism is not the way. I'll do that in a series of (rather long) bullet points:1) Let's start with a trivial reason. Personally I'd be deeply upset to wake up one day and find ...

Yesterday we spent the day in Windsor as we had booked to take a look at Frogmore House. It is a home on the Windsor Estate which is still used by the Royal Family and was where Queen Victoria grew up.Frogmore is only open to the public two days a year so it's best to book ahead for fear of forgetting!Anyway we spent a drizzly morning on the Frogmore estate but to be honest the grounds are so nice we didn't notice the rain.Frogmore is a couple of miles from Windsor Castle so we had a bit of ...

Last week, the evening before I posted my thoughts about how gay guys recognise each other, I went to the gym after work. After my workout, I head for the showers as usual. The showers consist of two rows of cubicles facing each other, with a big space in between where guys can dry themselves. Each cubicle has a shower curtain, so the shy guys will make sure that the shower curtain is fully in place, whereas less shy guys like me don't bother too much.As I enter a free cubicle, I notice a cute Asian guy on ...

From the Guardian Travel section: Streets ahead: Kingsland Road in east London The tagline is, "Each week we visit an emerging neighbourhood in a different city". Emerging from what, exactly? From obscurity, or from freedom from tourists?... ...

Brother told me earlier this week that soon he would be giving up his job and becoming a pro-poker-player.  and he told me this in all seriousness.  the plan is to win some tournament that’s coming up, which will give him enough to live on for a few years, as well as enough to buy into tournaments to make more money.  and even though i realise that it’s faintly ridiculous, it’s not as unlikely an occurence as it could be.  he plays a lot of poker, and he wins a lot more than he spends. i’d love to give up my ...

I think, for us, the Pride event wasn't what we were expecting. I'm not sure what we were expecting, in fact, as we've never been to one before. It was alright, certainly some fantastic photo opportunities to be had, and plenty of food available. There was a reasonably good turn out, people had fun. I guess it just wasn't "us". It's difficult to explain.Anyway, there were a few good bands playing, dancers, a samba group, etc. We had some doughnuts while we sat in the park; we even worked on our suntans for a bit. I took an unbelievable amount ...

“The Orchard - a corner of England where time stands still as the outside world rushes by.”  This taken from their website is a reasonably good description of The Orchard in Grantchester.  Famous for poets, scientists and medics alike going back many many years, this place has a long historic association with Cambridge University.  Yesterday, [...]Copyright © maviscrewitt.com 2008. Terms and Conditions Apply. (Digital Fingerprint: hhd763hj976) ...

Dusty and I would have been able to provide you with a review of Scudamore’s Boating and Punting in Cambridge yesterday.  However after spending two minutes waiting at the booking desk, while four ‘just out of school girls on work experience’ chatted instead of serving us, we walked off keeping our money in our pockets.  [...]Copyright © maviscrewitt.com 2008. Terms and Conditions Apply. (Digital Fingerprint: hhd763hj976) ...

I got a mail from myself today! Or rather someone in the US who has the same name as me.It took me a while to work out we shared the same name (it is early on a Sunday morning as I write) - but that's kind of cool and the mail was very nice and complimentary.Have you ever made contact with yourself? ...

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