Government Hot Weather Payments for vulnerable

The past few days have once again seen some rather warm weather with the elderly, ill and poor the most effected by the extra costs associated with Hot Weather.

Quite rightly when weather enters extremes the Government helps people who's health is at directly at risk.

Keeping cool in hot weather is important to avoid health problems and one of the way that can be used to keep cool is by using fans or a small air conditioning unit.

Fans and AC both use lots of energy with so many people living in fuel poverty a Hot weather payment scheme should be introduced when the temperature exceeds 35 degrees C on a certian time period.

In 2003 some 35,000 Europeans died as a result of heat related issues http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4259-european-heatwave-caused-35000-deaths.html

Treatment of the Elderly

The way a society treats its elderly and children says alot about its values.

A few months ago on my youtube channel Johntheactivist I called for Ronnie Biggs to be released on compassionate grounds.

Mr Biggs is 79 now and deserves to be treated with as much dignity in old age as anyother citizen.

He committed a crime and paid the price for that crime now its time some respect was shown.

Micheal Jackson tragic death

Last night I was in the Bell pub Barnham Broom when the phone rang and news started coming in about the tragic death of Micheal Jackson.

A heart failure can be brought on by many things like stress, drug misuse, virus's, excessive weight.

It would be in poor taste to speculate on the cause of Mr Jackson's death however you may want to draw your own conclusions.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/swine-flu/5255175/Swine-flu-Michael-Jackson-worried-about-flying-to-Britain.html

http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/62072/

Politics & Sport

In the world of politics and sport there are times when you have face the facts that no matter what you personnally, your Team will struggle to win with you on the pitch and that your role is best served helping the Team Manager strategy from the dug out.

This a situation the party have been coming to terms with over the last fews days in respect of Norwich North.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33G8rUpUI08

Its important for the team to have faith in its manager.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPlZPa64eQk&NR=1

Comment at 9 min 5 secs is rather interesting.

The people of Norwich North will do the right thing and elect a woman who can ensure that we have high quality public services which will help enable people to develop the skills to live in a changing global environment.

Art, Sport and other things

Well its been a busy few weeks.

Was in London on monday with Freddie Hunt attending a launch evening for one of the UK's most talented young artists.

15 is very young to be an artist and I was not expecting to see work of a very high standard however this guy is clearly something very special his work reminds me of Picaso.

Looking very much forward to the British GP on sunday should be a very exciting race.

Had a really good week so far much better than the one previous.

Bouncing back

Just reading a case study about a brand that came back from near death and turned into a success.

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=210425