The boys hard at play

Ben’s new easel.

Ben & his Duplo truck tower

He was very proud.

Sam with his Lego Indy aeroplanes

They’re very cool

Eloise & I

Matt & Nat popped by for a pleasant surprise visit.

Me and my mate

Paddling pool fun!

Dan & Lil @ 1st BBQ @ their new house

William playing in the bluebells

Ship, File & Screwdriver

What I’m working on at the moment…

What would you do…

My friend Tom asked, on facebook, what would we do if we were in power. My response was as follows -

1) Bring back corporal punishment. Let’s see what the re-offenders rate is then.

2) Bring back national service as an option for offenders instead of a prison term.

1 & 2 would fix our crime & respect issues PDQ, with a bonus of criminals actually being made useful and the prison system wouldn’t be so over crowded.

3) Introduce a mandatory ‘politics’ lesson in your final year of school. To help explain the parliamentary system in this country so we wouldn’t have so many folks ignorant of how their country works (not through any fault of their own).  Alongside that I’d introduce an aptitude test that you have to pass before being allowed to vote. This would ensure people knew what they were voting for instead of just voting for ‘that man with the nice smile’ etc.

4) The Dole would only be offered for a maximum of 6 months, after that you’re on your own. As frankly anyone that can’t even get a job in McD’s in that time doesn’t deserve the money.

5) Those previously sponging off the state by living on benefits you’d be given tokens instead of money which could only be spent on essentials (food/toiletries) and not on TVs, Pets, Holidays etc.