Memories sure to last beyond the final curtain
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on May 30, 2008
There can’t be many who don’t wish to be remembered fondly after they’ve gone. It’s confirmation that our time on this earth mattered, that we didn’t simply float along on a cloud of self-obsession and trivial pursuits.
Those who are rich enough can ensure their name lives on through the donation of large amounts of dough [...]
Threat to social housing’s independence
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
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That was the year that was
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
We look over the key events of the last twelve months in the housing sector.
Well, another year over, and what a year its been for those in providing affordable housing and tackling the rising housing crisis across the UK. Twelve months ago, when I sat writing the 2006/07 version of this very analysis, Tony [...]
Gordon Brown-worth the wait?
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Gordon Brown has finally been able to present his first legislative programme. So was
it worth the wait?
It seems like it was a century ago that Gordon Brown first became known by his perennial epithet, %26lsquo;Prime Minister in Waiting, largely because it was. Finally this month though, having got his feet firmly under the table at [...]