Mourne Mountains Musings

The sea covers over 70% of the world. The high seas are areas beyond national jurisdiction and are, therefore vulnerable to exploitation and...

I do agree that SATs tests for primary school children should be banned. What on earth is the point of them? Schools will automatica...

Twenty four hour strikes by Royal Mail Staff will begin on 22nd October when mail centre drivers and staff will strike. On 23rd October, del...

Why is it that the world of food and dining is littered with eccentrics? There are some truly wonderful and yet truly strange personalities ...

Plagiocephaly, Brachycephaly are medical terms for mis-shapen heads on babies, now known to many parents as flat head syndrome. This can eas...

Not long ago my dog got poorly, her back legs went, this happened overnight without warning, she was a powerful German Shepherd so i am sure...

After Gordon Brown’s announcement that he intends to reduce our Trident submarine fleet from four to three vessels, I would like to know wha...

This is my favourite meal ( if someone else is cooking, it is a different story ) Shepherds Pie 450g (1lb) Minced Lamb or Beef 450-675g (1-1...

This is my favourite gadget ( i can tell you about on here ) it is a pineapple slicer/corer. If you love fresh pineapple and dont own one of...

The loony lefties and do-gooders are at it again. They want British forces out of Afghanistan and I’d like to know why. I think most of them...

Should we have to opt out of being an organ donor? Almost 10 million people are now registered as donors, but what about the millions of oth...

After several recent stories in the press i wanted to have my say about this subject and Gollies in general. The original spelling was Golli...

Why do i think the 1970s was the best decade, well simple really, they were the best years of my life, yes parts of it were tough, it was th...

It is staggering to know that 1 in 4 adults in the UK are obese, if this carries on by 2050 9 out of 10 adults will be obese, at the moment ...

When will we ever close the doors? The population of the UK is now 61.4 million people (as of mid-2008) and is currently increasing at the r...

More Cutbacks for the Elderly Sheltered and warden controlled elderly flats are now losing their live in wardens/overnight support and inste...

I really dislike supermarkets. I recognise they are a fact of modern economic life. They now account for 85p of every £ that we spend on foo...

When steroids are mentioned many people with think of the bodybuilding Anabolic type, these are different to the Corticosteroids ( Prednisal...

I am getting a little bit fed up of people who say we should do away with battery farming. Take Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for example and ...

I’m sure most people are now aware that we recently saw a rise of 2p per litre in fuel duty. I’m no expert on economics or anything like tha...

Big Brother is coming to an end Channel 4 have said, love it or hate it ( just like Marmite ) when Big Brother started each year we all knew...

After listening to all the topics on the great NHS debate in America and the public battering the great Daniel Hannan took at the hands of t...