I never thought I might be saying this about a left-wing politician, but is it possible that the current frontrunner in the Labour leadership election might actually be right? At least, in part.
VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day) is the celebration of the surrender of Japan, ending combat in the Second World War on the 15th August 1945.
I hate to make a party political point (he lied) but recent news articles tell us that not only has GDP been above pre-crisis levels since 2013, but GDP per capita has also just returned to those levels too, which is more important. The point is that the austerity-hating Scottish National Party managed to oust Danny Alexander, in May, even though he had been one of the leading architects of the strategy which put the entire country back on track.
The Sandgate Rowing Club's re-scheduled regatta date is Saturday 8th August. Everyone is welcome, and hopefully the weather will be kind.
With a tube strike in London starting this evening at 6.30pm (though it will start getting busy from 4.30pm) and continuing through the whole of tomorrow, here are some useful links and information to stay up to date:
Norman Lamb has called on the Government to make sure money to help young people with mental health problems is spent effectively and on time. The Government has outlined how £143m, which the former health minister secured, is going to be spent on improving children's mental health services in England this year.
Fireworks from the beach on the evening of Saturday 29th August
Kent County Council Trading Standards is warning residents in the Kent area of a scam. An email claims you have won £825,000 in the People's Postcode Lottery.
The BBC are reporting that the Government are planning to force landlords to monitor the asylum status of all tenants and will be expected to evict tenants who lose the right to live in England under new measures to clamp down on illegal immigration.
The high street banks have never really been a suitable source of loans for those with limited assets or income - their basic idea seems to be that you can only borrow from them if you can afford not to do so. The principal alternative that grew up historically for those in need who could not meet the strict lending criteria of the banks was loan sharks and unregulated lending. Other than credit unions, of which more later.
On Saturday 1st August the biggest party in the South East region takes place in Brighton!
