Brown looking after our pensions

So Gordon Brown was warned 10 years ago of the effect of his actions on pensions. It seems that Treasury papers, which until now have been kept confidential, have shown he was warned that scrapping dividend tax in July 1997 could wipe £75bn from pension fund values but he went ahead and did it anyway. What an unbelievable, inhuman disregard for the misery that would face millions of Britains.
Oh, but here comes Ed Balls to the rescue, assuring us all that Mr Brown had 'scrapped the credits on the "best advice" of civil servants. ' Oh, so that's all right then. Good old Gordon - not his fault after all.
Just when you think our 'leaders' can sink no lower, they prove us wrong. And this is the man, whom Beckett says is 'head and shoulders above any other candidate' for prime minister and leader of the labour party. Says it all really.

Tagged

It seems like ages since I was last tagged but Gemmak has tagged me to reveal 5 things about myself that I have not previously mentioned on my blog, so here goes:
1. Like Gemmak, I am left-handed, and yes, Gemmak, all the best people are!
2. I have a button phobia. Can't bear them, they make me feel sick.
3. I did children's nursing for six months after I left school and then decided to go for teaching instead.
4. My one claim to fame is that I taught Heidi Range of Sugarbabes fame when she was six years old.
5. I am descended from a baronet, whose daughter ran away with someone considered unsuitable and so was disowned.

Let's hope none of the above is seen as grounds for blackmail by anyone!

I am now going to pass the baton on to:

Arthur, Yorkshire Pudding, Shooting Parrots, Michelle and Sue.

Thanks, Craig

Just a little thank you to Craigybaby for taking the time and trouble to text everyone on our course to remind them that the hour went forward this morning and to take due note so as not to be late this morning. Above and beyond the call of duty, I reckon. Craig, you get a gold star for that. ;)