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We’re Back!

So just like Parliament and various other important organizations tend to go away for a month or two in the year, we had to as well.

Before delving into that I think its time I gave us a proper introduction, I’m Ben (SN2) and I’m 17 and studying A Levels in college, SN2 is Isabelle, she is 18 and studying mostly similar A Levels at college, we started this blog because we love to talk about all the goings on in politics, so why, in this day and age, should we not share them to anyone who wants to listen (or read rather). But its not just politics we are interested in, I prefer to watch TV to relax, Isabelle like to read to relax; Isabelle is more in tune with the cinemas and I’m more in tune with goings on and the workings of the USA. I think though, that it is these things that will make this blog great! We both share values and both want to share them, but together we cover a wide range of interests and we want to blog about those too, as we have below!

Back to the main point of the post, we started the blog a few weeks before the exam season; long story short, we decided that our studies came before spending an hour or two writing our blogs, then we just never seemed to pick up the blog again. But now summers here, we’re both about to start interesting and busy chapters in our lives and in my opinion, some of the stories could make for interesting reading.

So if you’re reading this, Thank You, and subscribe to get our latest blogs (1-2 a week, maybe more if we have enough time)

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BBC’s The Village! Does it has resonance?

Near Sedburgh

Hello readers (We need a name for you, if you’re reading this) The Village aired on BBC One last Sunday (31st April 2013) and as the other channels had nothing of real interest on and wishing to kill some time I switched it on. Having not seen any advertisements or articles in papers or online beforehand I was unaware what I would experience; what I did, was quite frankly some amazing TV.

Over the past few years I’ve noticed that Sunday night television has become rather bland and calm (although this looks like a dig at Downton Abbey, I can assure you I am a fan) but the BBC has seriously raised the bar. So far I am totally in love, in love with the scenery, it makes you truely proud to be British when you see just how beautiful the land we live in really is, and being from Yorkshire I get to see these scenes alot, not as much as I would like, but still alot. The characters, the filming. It’s all so amazing. I’ve nagged and attempted to make Socialist No 1 watch, but to little avail. If you have watched The Village, or haven’t (link to BBC iPlayer below, not sure if the link works outside the UK) please watch. Make sure you don’t miss tonights episode. http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/p0162bq2/

As always I cannot watch TV without my political glasses on and this show really does highlight the state of the country before we had a welfare state. Something which we really should look at now before we start to think of the system as a waste, many people, including families like mine rely on the system to keep us clothed, warm and fed. What is happening now, in the media, in discussions is slightly scary. Demonising welfare claimants is just wrong. Reducing money that people require to live on is wrong. Giving the rich a tax cut is wrong, although I have no doubt Mr Cameron and Co will have many media interviews to assure us that this is a great deal for our economy, but that’s a different rant, for a different day.

Socialist No 2, Signing Out

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