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Voice of a Citizen

 Esainsbury ― http://voiceofacitizen.wordpress.com

Personal Political Opinion and Comment

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Listed: Nov 19, 2011

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A Second Chance…

A Second Chance…

Voice of a Citizen ― Today, I leave Selly Oak… sad times. I’m back next year although goodness knows where I’ll be living, as the joke has been amongst my friends I have been living in the middle of nowhere, probably one of the furthest places ...

Tags: Lifestyle, Blogging, Birmingham, Politics, Birmingham, Degree

Esainsbury ― 5 days ago

Challenging students is crucial for effective secondary education

Challenging students is crucial for effective secondary education

Voice of a Citizen ― In 2012, 65% of pupils – 65,000 children – who had achieved Level 5 in maths and English tests at the end of primary school failed to attain A* or A grades in both these subjects at GCSE. BBC News, 13/06/13 An Oftsed report suggests ...

Tags: Education, Politics, Challenging, Comprehensive Schools, Grammar Schools, League Tables

Esainsbury ― 6 days ago

Solace in Art

Solace in Art

Voice of a Citizen ― So, I guess rather a different post from those I’ve done so far… recently I have found trawling through images, photographs and artwork really enjoyable, relaxing and comforting. Although not a new interest having been an art student...

Tags: Art, Culture, Lifestyle, #JuneBlogChallenge, Albert Ecker, Artwork

Esainsbury ― 1 week 23 hr ago

Burnt Toast Leads to Leak of Blueprints for the NSA Surveillance Package 2.0

Voice of a Citizen ― The latest ‘whistle-blower’ (a Mr Snowden), albeit some would say criminal, has leaked a vast array of confidential documents including blueprints of NSA Surveillance package 2.0 after he found the US Government’s NSA ...

Tags: Satire, #JuneBlogChallenge, American, Barack Obama, China, Chinese

Esainsbury ― 1 week 1 day ago

Bilderberg or Edward Snowden – Which is the real scandal…?

Voice of a Citizen ― On Sunday, there was a rather amusing episode on the Sunday Politics as Alex Jones who can only be really described as a ‘swivel eyed loon’ disrupted the show in what was apparently all an act according to Andrew Neil who tweeted...

Tags: Law, Politics, UK, USA, #JuneBlogChallenge, 1984

Esainsbury ― 1 week 2 days ago

Understanding Myself…

Voice of a Citizen ― The last few weeks, and the last day or two especially I have had a lot of time to think over where I am in life, what I’ve achieved this last year and what my hopes are for the future… I’ve reached that point in my life where ...

Tags: Blogging, Lifestyle, #JuneBlogChallenge, Courage, Decisions, Friends

Esainsbury ― 1 week 3 days ago

Protest: An Unassailable Right?

Protest: An Unassailable Right?

Voice of a Citizen ― The post below is an article not previously published that I wrote reflecting on the importance of protest around the time of the Occupy movement in November 2011… is it still relevant even now, I wonder – especially considering the...

Tags: Politicians, Politics, UK, USA, Camps, Canada

Esainsbury ― 1 week 4 days ago

The John & Elnora Ferguson Memorial Lecture

The John & Elnora Ferguson Memorial Lecture

Voice of a Citizen ― The United Nations is a topic of immense interest to myself, my interest having been sparked in secondary school through involvement with Model United Nations and has continued for the past 4 years. Over that time I have run the Model United ...

Tags: Birmingham, UN, World Politics, APPG, Baroness Amos, David Eastwood

Esainsbury ― 1 week 5 days ago

The proposed Recall Bill is not fit for purpose…

The proposed Recall Bill is not fit for purpose…

Voice of a Citizen ― Yesterday, Zac Goldsmith’s stance was joined by Douglas Carswell MP (Conservative) and John Woodcock MP who both put questions to the Prime Minister on the proposed Recall legislation that the government plans to introduce to the House of...

Tags: Elections, Politicians, Politics, UK, World Politics, #JuneBlogChallenge

Esainsbury ― 1 week 6 days ago

Let us share the joy of love…

Voice of a Citizen ― I have nothing to say… just watch the video and appreciate it. I sat here thinking of how to sum up the events of today with the passing of the second reading in the House of Lords. Yet there are no words, just the thought that up and down...

Tags: Politics, Lifestyle, USA, UK, France, New Zealand

Esainsbury ― 2 weeks ago

‘Unforseeable Consequences’: The Supposed Barrier to Equal Marriage & Other Stories…

Voice of a Citizen ― If any time is good enough it is now to put my case on the flaws of those arguments which seek to challenge the Equal (Same Sex) Marriage Bill and are used to reason why it shouldn’t proceed to the statute books. Particularly prevalent is ...

Tags: Lifestyle, Politicians, Politics, Religion, UK, Bestiality

Esainsbury ― 2 weeks 1 day ago

All Words, No Actions…

Voice of a Citizen ― So, with the recent alleged Lobbying scandal surrounding Patrick Mercer MP, a number of debates have resurfaced including the proposal being considered by the coalition government of instituting a Lobbyist Register. Now, I don’t plan to ...

Tags: Politics, UK, #JuneBlogChallenge, Backbone, Charter, Coalition

Esainsbury ― 2 weeks 2 days ago

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