Æthelric

The Housing Crisis

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House prices are ridiculously high just now. In Cornwall the average house price in June 2021 is £330,000. The average salary is £26,000. Young people who have been born and raised in Cornwall cannot afford to buy a house.

But in general, rents follow house prices, and thus the average rent now paid in Cornwall is £826 per month for a two bedroom house.

This also is unaffordable to young people so they are forced to either leave the county or live with their parents. Read more

Scotland

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I love Scotland and the people and I am a staunch supporter of Scottish Independence. It pains me so much to see how Nicola Sturgeon has corrupted the Scottish Nationalist Party which was handed to her on a plate by Alex Salmond after Scotland voted by a very small majority to remain in the UK. Read more

Infinity and Beyond

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Am I human? I feel like a human being. I’m Jack Hawkins, married with two children. But that was a very long time ago. I don’t look like a human being. I have no flesh or bones, I never get hungry.

Actually I’m a starship, Read more

Education education education.

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Tony Blair’s goal was to get 50% of the population into further education. This has been taken to mean 50% of the population will have a degree. Which is great for them, because that will put them in the top 10% of earners. Errrrr…… Read more

The Pooper Scooper

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I got done today. My own fault I suppose. Last week as I came out of Tesco, my receipt blew away as I was packing the car. I spent a half hour trying to find it but to no avail. But a licensed litter picker managed to find it. Maybe she caught it almost as soon as it blew away, I don’t know.
Anyway, the letter came today… Read more

Putting the Earth into Perspective

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Usually when the statistics of the earth are described, diagrams are used. Somewhere in the description is the disclaimer “Not to scale”. There is a reason for this, it’s almost impossible to show the relative dimensions on a paper diagram.

But it can be done… Read more

Open Mic Etiquette

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The standard of the performers at open mics is very variable but the audiences are usually very kind. It is nice if you are kind to them too. Here are a few guidelines – all common sense really.
It’s worth having a visit to any new open mic before you commit to play, even if its just a quick look before you get your instrument out of the car. The styles vary very much. That said Read more

Our Crazy Currency

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The maximum number of coins that my mam could hand over for chips was four farthings. Or she could pay with two halfpennies or one penny. By the time I was sent to the chippy the maximum number of coins I could use was eight halfpennies. Or I could pay with four pennies.
Now the maximum number of coins I can use to buy a bag of chips is eighty 1p coins. Read more