So, got home to quite an amusing story the other day. The young couple that i'm staying with have two small children, and the Mum was just putting their youngest in the pram outside the door when she heard a slam behind her and a little voice saying "Mummy, I shut the door!". Her son, who's only two, had shut her outside with the baby in the pram, with no keys. Ok, I guess if you were there it wouldn't be very funny, but hearing about it over dinner I had to supress more than a few giggles. His Mum had to sit on the doorstep wearing neighbours' coats and hats speaking to the boy through the letterbox for two hours to make sure he didn't get lonely (or into trouble!) whilst people from next door fed him biscuits and chocolate buttons. The keys were in the wardrobe that was too tall for him to open so they all had to wait till his Dad came home from work to unlock the door.
Anyway, will update more on Monday, sister calls to make me help her with her essay - hurrah!!

You can telll it's a slow day at work today, can't you?!

I've just been reading Polly Toynbee's article in today's Guardian. I've got to say that Sweden seems to have got it sorted as well. The existence of their universal childcare system proves that, as long as people believe it's worth it, they will pay higher taxes for better services. Check out the article, its really eye-opening, and the fact that ministers are starting to look to Sweden for ideas can only mean good things. Whether anything comes of it will remain to be seen.

So, here goes, my first blog post.

Having read more and more about the whole weblog thang recently, I've decided to get in on the action myself. But what to write about? I guess that I'll probably flit from one random subject to another, but the main reason for this blog (at the moment anyway!) is to voice the musings of myself and my friends. Now my friends are an intelligent bunch, and often in our conversations we come up with some pretty good thoughts and ideas. The trouble being, we seem to forget most of them in time.

Now, I don't suppose that Tony Blair or any of his 'esteemed' ministers will read this, but I think that those in charge of our country could learn a lot from the conversations and ideas of ordinary people who actually have to live in the society they're in charge of and through the policies they've implemented. I doubt Tony will ever have to live on the minimum wage - even after he's sacked (fingers crossed). And neither will Charles Clarke have to cope with juggling a part-time job and a degree.

Personal experience counts for a lot in this world, and that's where the ordinary person has a lot up on your average politician. To be honest, Switzerland's system is sounding better all the time...