So the government have backed down on their proposal to sell of loads of publicly owned forests. The idea was that charities and businesses could buy bits and so through the "Big Society" people would have a say in what happened to them.
But there was such an outcry against it that the Minister got up in Parliament and apologised, admitting they got it wrong.
Perhaps the "Big Society" is working after all ...
And then, apparently (according to BBC Radio 2 News), a small Australian town called Speed is being renamed for a month Speed Kills as a road safety initiative. Also, one of its residents is changing his name from Phil Down to Phil Slow Down.
Just think, if he was proprietor of the local petrol station, he could change his name to Phil Up Slow Down. Just a thought.
But there was such an outcry against it that the Minister got up in Parliament and apologised, admitting they got it wrong.
Perhaps the "Big Society" is working after all ...
And then, apparently (according to BBC Radio 2 News), a small Australian town called Speed is being renamed for a month Speed Kills as a road safety initiative. Also, one of its residents is changing his name from Phil Down to Phil Slow Down.
Just think, if he was proprietor of the local petrol station, he could change his name to Phil Up Slow Down. Just a thought.
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