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The soft jangle of bells mixed with a rhythmic drum beat filled the air at Live Oak Camp in the Santa Ynez Valley on Saturday during the 22nd annual Chumash Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow. Thousands of spectators gathered outside around a dirt clearing to watch more than 140 Native Americans dressed in regalia dancing in a circle.
The Pow-Wow draws members of tribal nations from across the United States and Canada to participate in the two-day drumming and dancing competitions.
The weekend event marks the largest cultural gathering of the year organized by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, according to a tribal spokesman.
Judged competitions were held for a number of traditional dances, including Northern Traditional, Southern Straight, Fancy Shall, Southern Buckskin and Jingle Dress, among other categories. Participants ranged from toddlers under the age of 6 to elders over the age of 70.
Nakia Zavalla, cultural director for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, said the annual event is a way to pass down traditions to the next generation of children.
“The Pow-Wow brings out our pride and who we are — it represents that Native American culture is alive,” Zavalla said. “The event brings many nations together to celebrate our culture, and many tribes are represented. We are proud to have so many dancers here.”
A gourd dance kicked off Saturday’s festivities, and was followed by a grand entry that showcased the dancers’ different dress and styles as they entered the arena single-file behind flags.
The competition is an effort of a committee of Chumash tribal volunteers who organize and operate the gathering, a tribal spokesman said.
The committee aims to provide the community with cultural and educational experiences focusing on Native American music, arts and customs while promoting native self-reliance and pride.
This year’s event was centered around the theme “We Honor our Children.”
“Throughout the year we recognize and honor our elders, and our Pow-Wow committee has decided this year to honor our children — our leaders of tomorrow,” Kenneth Kahn, chairman of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, told the crowd.
“This weekend is a reminder that we celebrate our traditions, customs, songs and stories together.”
The Chumash Inter-Tribal Pow-Wow continues from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free, and parking is $5. The Pow-Wow also features Native American craft booths and food.
— Noozhawk staff writer Brooke Holland can be reached at email@example.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.


What is the size of BYD's aluminum alloy wheels? It is a high-tech enterprise in my country that focuses on the research and development, design, production and sales of aluminum alloy wheels, and an enterprise in my country's auto parts export base. It is located in Guangde Economic Development Zone, Anhui (the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui) ), strategic location and convenient transportation. The company covers an area of 120 mu, with a registered capital of 118 million yuan, total assets of nearly 180 million yuan, and more than 300 employees. It has 11 authorized inventions, 18 utility model patents, and 40 design patents. The company's stock was listed on the New Third Board on August 12, 2016. The stock code is 838269. The stock is referred to as "Technology". Special new "small and medium-sized enterprises, provincial high-tech cultivation enterprises.
Aluminum alloy wheels are light in weight (about 2kg less than aluminum or steel wheels of the same specification), high manufacturing precision, small deformation during high-speed rotation, and anti-inertia. This is conducive to improving the straight-line driving performance of the vehicle, reducing the rolling resistance of the tire, thereby reducing fuel consumption, reducing the weight and weight of the vehicle; the heat dissipation is good, and the heat of the brake can be released in time to avoid the decline of brake heat dissipation and affect driving safety. Aluminum alloy is relatively brittle, prone to small cracks, not easy to be found, not as strong as steel, may have sand holes during casting, tubeless tires are easy to run flat, and the price is relatively high.
Based on the principle of technological innovation and independent research and development, the company has accumulated many years of production experience, and always adheres to the marketing purpose of "customer first, honest management"; the demand is "to satisfy all customers", strong research and development capabilities ; The company has a complete and scientific quality management system. The company's integrity, strength and product quality have been recognized by the industry. Taking quality as the core, adhering to the business philosophy of "internationalization, branding, and scale", it is committed to "continuous improvement, pursuit of high-quality products, improvement of service quality, and satisfaction client needs". Slight deformations are not visible to the naked eye, and deformations are not visible inside car wheels.
At this time, when driving fast, the steering wheel shakes, indicating that the wheel hub of the car may be deformed, and it is time to balance it. Hub flanges are divided into inner flanges and outer flanges. The outer flange is visible, but the inner bridge is not.
However, when getting out of the car at high speed, you can pay attention to whether there is vibration in the steering wheel or whether the tire is leaking. If there is one of these two cases, it must be deformed. If the hub of a car is cracked in a big pit, it will definitely be deformed.
At this time, it is necessary to repair the deformation when repairing the crack. BYD aluminum alloy wheel company was founded in 2011. After more than seven years of development and operation, the company has become a large-scale enterprise in the domestic aluminum alloy wheel industry with product serialization, large-scale production and brand management. The maintenance of the car hub is just like the maintenance of the car. Many household cleaners and detergents commonly used in the market have too much impact on the surface of the hub due to alkalinity or acidity, and will produce a chemical reaction on the surface of the hub, making it tarnish and affecting the surface of the hub. Exterior.
Therefore, it should be used with care. You can choose some neutral soapy water to wash. In order not to damage the protective layer of the hub surface, paint polish or other abrasive materials must not be used on the hub.
When the alloy protective paint is damaged, such as scratches by hard objects during driving, repair and repaint the alloy wheels at a professional maintenance station as soon as possible. The green and milky white of car wheels are two contrasting colors, and the red of taillights is a good choice for red and black; so men try to choose black, because black represents stability and fierceness without losing the true color of tires. If you want to keep the original color for a long time, you should choose the change of painting color, it is recommended to go to a reputable modification shop.
It's not as simple as we thought. First of all, the surface of the car hub is leveled and repaired, then cleaned and painted, then dried at high temperature, and installed after 5 days. Be careful not to touch sharp and hard objects when driving, and remind workers not to scratch when washing the car.
In order to ensure the safety and reliability of the vehicle to a large extent, no matter how old the vehicle is, it is necessary to check the wheel hub of the car frequently, and pay attention to whether there are early warning signs of wear, including friction noise when turning or suspension combination wheel turning. Abnormal deceleration. If you hear car wheel bearing noise, first, it is important to find out where the noise is coming from. Many moving parts may create noise, or some rotating parts may be in contact with non-rotating parts.
If it is confirmed that the bearing is noisy, the bearing may be damaged and needs to be replaced. Since the failure conditions of the bearings on both sides caused by the front hub are similar, even if only one bearing is damaged, it is recommended to replace it in pairs. What is the size of BYD aluminum alloy wheels? Car owners should pay attention to low obstacles on the road during daily driving, and avoid getting too close to the roadbed when parking.
In this way, it is easy to cut off the wheel hub of the car, which will affect the appearance, and the anti-rust coating will also be scraped off, which will affect the water resistance and corrosion resistance, deform the wheel hub, and affect driving. Check for scars. If the inside of the hub is not damaged, wipe around the scar with paint thinner to remove dirt.
When cleaning, in order to prevent unrelated parts from being stained with paint, tape can be pasted around the scar. Use the brush tip to apply topcoat to the damaged parts of the car hub. After drying, it shrinks slightly.


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Singapore, 17 November 2006 -- Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) today announced the appointment of Mr Leong Shin Loong as the Chief Executive Officer of SingNet Pte Ltd, the Group’s wholly-owned Internet subsidiary, and Singtel Paging with effect from 20 November 2006.
Mr Leong will also take on the role of Singtel’s Vice President of Consumer Products, overseeing the development of new services for Singtel’s fixed-line, mobile and broadband businesses.
He takes over the duties from Mr Hui Weng Cheong, who will leave for Thailand to assume the position of Deputy President in Advanced Info Services (AIS), Singtel’s regional mobile associate.
Mr Leong joined Singtel in 1997 and has served in various management positions as Head of SingNet and Group Director of Human Resource. He spent the last five years in Singtel’s regional mobile associate companies: two years in AIS and three years in Telkomsel, Indonesia.

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In ‘Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It‘, Gary Tabues spends a lot of time debunking the theory that to lose weight we need to exercise more.
He details many studies conducted on unsuspecting laboratory rats, of which I’ll spare you the details. But there was one study that really resonated.
Danish researchers took a group of sedentary, overweight men and women and over 18 months trained them to run a marathon. The findings were very telling. Of the men, there was an average weight loss of something like a few pounds but the women in the study averaged no change to their weight.
Imagine running 26.2 miles (42km) and not losing anything?
This is consistent with my own experience.
A few years ago, I decided to run the Sydney marathon. At the height of my training I was running over 55 miles a week. And while I felt a lot fitter and had more energy, my appetite was enormous. So even though I tried to eat a normal amount of food, I couldn’t help myself. In the end my weight stayed about the same.
But even if exercise isn’t going to solve your weight-loss problems, there are many other benefits to getting off the couch. So don’t cancel that gym membership. Just yet.
1. Increases your energy levels
The more energy you use, the more it feels like you have.
2. Improves the quality of your sleep.
Exercise not only helps you get to sleep more quickly, it also improves the quality of your sleep.
3. Helps combat chronic disease.
Exercise helps improve your blood pressure and cholesterol levels which decreases your chances of suffering from things like heart disease, type II diabetes and certain cancers. Exercise has also been linked with a delayed onset of dementia.
4. Improves your mood.
Exercise promotes positive brain chemistry which means you’ll feel better.
5. Provides relief from anxiety and mild depression.
My Dad has suffered from depression most of his life. These days thankfully, he has it under control. And while the medication helps, he says when he is walking every day he feels so much better than if he isn’t.
6. Improves your sex life.
Both men and women experience more enhanced arousal when they are more physically fit.
7. Makes food taste better.
My boyfriend is Irish and he is always saying that ‘hunger is a tasty sauce’. There’s nothing like physical activity to stimulate your appetite. Well, apart from point number 6. ;)

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The Controversial Leadership Style of the Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher as UK’s Prime Minister
Mrs Thatcher was Prime Minister of Great Britain from the Third of May 1979 until November 22nd 1990. She was the first female and the longest serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century. She brought with her a completely new ideology to base policies upon and a controversial style of leadership leading to nick-names such as ‘the Iron lady’ and ‘Tina’ The mere fact that she was in power for eleven years means that there must have been a significant impact on British Government and politics. The reason that Mrs Thatcher can be seen to have had a significant impact on British Politics is because she was elected to power with a set of ideas that were not widely held by anyone else, she then used her power to push forward her personal agenda in the face of resistance from many areas such as public opinion, Whitehall, Cabinet, Parliament and social institutions such as universities and Trades Unions. Despite this resistance, she managed to pass much of her legislation and have many of her ideas accepted onto the political agenda.
To answer this essay I will define Mrs Thatchers’ style and show the changes that Mrs Thatcher took after coming to power, I will also discuss some of the areas where Mrs Thatcher had a significant impact and how they relate to her ideology. I will examine public opinion of Mrs Thatcher during her hold of office and why she managed to keep power during the whole of the eighties. I will then compare Britain to the experiences of other Western democracies over the same period, and examine to see what John Major has continued and discarded, and finally, what Labour have incorporated into their policies.
John Benyon argues that Thatcher brought many significant changes during her premiership. Issues such as privatisation are now part of the main political agenda. Actors such as the Trades Unions and Local government now are generally accepted as having a diminished role. However public attitude does not appear to have moved away from the collectivist ideas of Keynesianism, this brings up the interesting question that if most people did not agree with her ideas, why was she re-elected twice?
Mrs Thatcher is referred to as a conviction politician, she was a political activator (as opposed to a stabiliser or conciliator). She believed that she knew best both for the country and individuals, it is an absolutist style, “absolutely in favour of one thing, absolutely against another”. In 1979 she told Keith Harris of the Observer that her government “must be a conviction government, As Prime Minister I could not waste time having internal arguments.” She believed in hard work, self-reliance, self-discipline, moral property and patriotism. ‘Thatcherism’ is a short hand term for the New Right policies and ideological values of Mrs Thatcher. Thatcherism is not an ideology that can be repeated by anyone else, as it is a style which reflects her manner and approach to British Government. Her use of Prime minister power, with frequent reshuffles, referring to cabinet less often, increasing the use of inner cabinets and committees and energetically interfering in departments increased her authority many times over and led to worries about an ‘elected dictatorship’ first pondered upon by Lord Hailsham in 1978.
Thatcherism broke the previous ethos of the Consensus in terms of the ‘central planks’ (policy areas where both parties were in broad agreement) and the style of party leaders. Thatcherism attempted to redress the problems that the Consensus period failed to solve, these included Britains’ relatively inferior economic performance and the growing welfare state. In the 1970s there was a feeling that the government was not in control of the economy, nationally stagflation (rising inflation and high unemployment together with low growth) was occurring, when this put against excessive wage demands by militant unions, failed incomes policies – firstly for politicising wage increases and secondly for contributing to the Winter of Discontent (1978/79) – Britain could be seen to be ungovernable. Internationally, the breakdown of the world economy, the oil crisis, the decline of United States hegemony and fordist methods of production meant the world economy was volatile and unpredictable making international trade dangerous.
The Labour party (1974 – 1979) initiated a number of changes from the Consensus in their period of power, for example in 1975, Dennis Healey refused to stimulate aggregate demand to decrease unemployment , instead favouring a control of inflation. Dennis Kavanagh called this “a historic breach with one of the main planks of the post-war Consensus”. Secondly, the Sterling crisis of 1976 led the government to adopt monetary targets, something Mrs Thatcher was to continue. Although the Labour party initiated these new ideas in economic management and public expenditure control it was not launching a new ideology for government , it was done out of necessity from the economic problems of that time, for example the International Monetary Fund (IMF) demanded that monetary policies were introduced into the United Kingdom as part of their conditions for the loan needed in 1976.
Mrs Thatcher embraced the ideas of Milton Friedman and Fredrik Hayek who constituted significant writings on the New Right and systematic criticisms of Keynes. Andrew Gamble argues that Thatchers’ policies were aiming for two higher objectives, the free economy and the strong state. Analysis of Thatcherism in this way shows a move away from the traditional notion of ‘high’ and ‘low’ politics to ‘high’ and ‘no’ politics: government should either withdraw completely from certain areas or insist upon its absolute and unchecked right to govern. “The Conservative Party has never believed that the business of Government is the government of business”
The removal of unnecessary interference of the state in many areas meant that government was being stretched too far, individuals are more capable of dealing with certain issues on their own than the state, therefore the state should remove its interference in those areas. This attitude is particularly relevant in the economy. Thatcher believed that it was the states’ role to just create a broad framework in which individuals could work within. The key to this was low inflationary pressures, policies to promote this changed over Thatchers’ reign but the objective never did. Specific policies included the privatisation of private industries, the signing of the Single European Act (SEA) in 1985, the introduction of market principles in the public sector and the prevention of excessive influence by the Trades Unions.
The withdrawal of state intervention allowed the government to take a firmer grip on areas they deemed important. Strong government is needed to stop itself and other actors such as the trades Unions from interfering in the ‘free areas’ (i.e: the economy).
Both these objectives can appear to be separate and indeed on policies such as the Trades Unions, it can be seen to contradict, but they do in fact complement each other well to create a single coherent ideology which policies can be based on. The main belief for Mrs Thatcher underpinning this theory is individualism, removing state control was intended to allow individuals to freely reach their full potential. Examples where this is clear include policies orchestrated towards the removal of the growing reliance by some on the Welfare State – the so-called ‘Dependency Culture’. Instead of the state creating work for the unemployed (as under Keynes), training schemes were introduced, for example the YTS and Training Credits, which were designed to improve an individual’s talents and so make them more employable in real jobs. A second part of this was to encourage individuals to set up small businesses creating an ‘enterprise culture’. These proliferated through the eighties but were some of the first to feel the effects of the recession of the second half of the decade. The sale of council houses which begun in 1980 and was intended to allow individuals to become home owners and therefore freer from the state. The privatisation of parts of the public sector allowed individuals to become part of ‘a share owning democracy’ and be more involved in the private sector as well as removing some of the reliance on the state. It confronted the idea that the state should provide for all ‘from cradle to grave.’
Mrs Thatcher will probably be most remembered for her privatisation policy. Broadly this took on three strands, the de-nationalisation of public companies, the sale of council houses and the introduction of market principles into local authorities and agencies. It is however de-nationalisation with which privatisation is most associated with. generally there are two main periods during Mrs Thatchers’ reign as Prime Minister, 1979-1984 saw the sale of more traditionally private companies, such as Amersham International and Jaguar. 1984 onwards saw the sale of public utilities – gas water, electricity and telecommunications, these are much more controversial and had to overcome greater resistance. The Housing Act (1980) permitted council tenants who had been living in their home for three years the right to buy the property at a discounted rate from the local council. This proved to be electorally very popular but underwent resistance by local authorities who saw increasing problems in housing stock.
The introduction of ‘Next Steps’ agencies, semi-autonomous units within Government departments is seen as the biggest shake up of the Civil Service for 130 years. Mrs Thatcher believed that the Civil Service was too large to manage and had become too powerful. The Next Steps initiative aimed to create a more efficient Civil Service which was more under central control. The Civil Service was to be split up, firstly by separating the small group of policy makers (Mandarins) from the bulk of the service who deliver goods and services, secondly this delivery side was to be run more as a private business. Despite the criticisms of impracticability and unaccountability the policy has found support outside of the Conservative Party and has been carried on by John Major. Whatever happens to the policy in the future, it still remains that Mrs Thatcher has had the more impact on the Civil Service than any previous Prime Minister and it appears largely irreversible.
Internationally, the threat of Communism was of great concern for Mrs Thatcher who saw Britain as a major partner to the United States against the USSR and Defence Policy became of increasing importance during her years in office. This has generally subsided for two main reasons, the fall of the Soviet Union and the perception that the world is now a less volatile place and so less justification for high spending, secondly the replacement of Mrs Thatcher by someone who does not share such a conviction for defence.
Andrew Gamble also argues that liberal democracies are open to subversives and militants who can easily penetrate social institutions such as universities, the schools, the media, the unions, the churches, local authorities, the Civil Service and the security forces. From these vantage-points they seek to stir up discontent, undermine the institutions and propel society towards chaos where then the ‘left’ can take over and impose an authoritarian state. Therefore, a major objective of the New Right is to stem this chaos, when this is put in the context of the 1970s as discussed earlier, it is of little surprise that each of these institutions have undergone reform to reassert the Governments authority. The second prong of this attack was to change the way people thought about politics, in short, shift the political agenda to the right so New Right ideas were on central ground. Success on these ideas is mixed, while it is true that institutions have been marginalised but the shift in public opinion has been less marked.
With exception to the church which was simply ignored, all the above mentioned institutions have undergone legislative changes which have led to a restructuring in their finances, what they legally are allowed to do and a shift to being held accountable directly to Central Government. To demonstrate this I will show some of the main changes that have occurred to the Trades Unions. Before 1979, the power of the Trades Unions was immense. Mrs Thatcher legislated against the Trades Unions to weaken them, strengthen an individual’s rights in a union and make the unions financially responsible for their actions. This, when put together against a background of distrust of the unions as being counterproductive to the British economy, high levels of unemployment which meant no guarantee of work for a sacked worker and Mrs Thatchers determination to win meant that the unions basically did not have a chance, they did however their best, the most remembered disputes were the miners’ strike (March 1984 – March 1985) and the Print unions dispute with News International Group (January 1986 – February 1987). Both these cases highlighted the futility of strike action under the new legislation and has resulted in a large drop in membership figures, 12.1 million in 1979 to 8.6 million in 1989,and the number of days lost through strike action has diminished greatly.
Thatcherism seems to have altered the agenda for mainstream debate, and the ideological context within Westminster has definitely shifted to the right. However, it does seem to have had less impact on the publics’ attitudes and values. In 1987, six out of ten voters were opposed to the Conservatives. On important issues such as welfare, Labour were preferred. Gallup in 1987 and MORI in June 1988 showed that a significant amount of people still favoured the ideas championed by Keynes such as higher taxes if it meant better services provided by the state. Because of this, some intellectuals within the New Right believe that Mrs Thatcher was not radical enough and needed to further consolidate herself within the Conservative party.
It can be seen that the reason why the Conservatives won three consecutive elections under Mrs Thatcher was not because the general public empathised with her ideas but rather saw no realistic opposition against her. At the time, the Labour party were in complete disarray, the 1983 Labour Party Election Manifesto was dubbed “the longest suicide note in history” and they suffered the worst election results in terms of percentages of either the two main parties since the Second World War, in 1983 only managing 27.6% of the vote and doing little better in 1987 with 30.8%. They were seen as the puppet of the Trades Unions, championing old extremist policies associated with extreme characters such as Tony Benn, Derek Hatton, Ken Livingstone, Ted Knight and Arthur Scargill; leading them to be dubbed ‘The loony left’ by the media. However, the work of Neil Kinnock to reform the party and now being led by John Smith then Tony Blair has boosted the credibility of the Labour party to such an extent that it is almost inconceivable that Labour could lose the next General Election.
It is hard to understand just how much an impact Mrs Thatcher had on British politics unless it is compared to similar experiences in other Western democracies. With the exception of France, every country elected a right wing party to power at the beginning of the 1980s. For example, In the United States President Reagan, another believer in New Right ideology was elected twice and his successor, George Bush, was also from the political right. Helmut Kohl was elected Chancellor of (the then) West Germany and remains more or less in power. It is understandable that this international shift occurred when it is remembered that many of the contributing factors as (discussed previously) to the breakdown of Keynes (an internationally accepted economic doctrine) were international pressures, and the ideas of the New Right were engaged in an international ‘campaign’ for their ideas to be accepted. The impact of Mrs Thatcher would have not been as great if this international context had been different, indeed as most Western countries began to move back towards their previous position, Mrs Thatcher begun to lose a great deal more of her popularity. Mrs Thatcher certainly had more of an impact than other right wing leaders, for example, no other country experienced such a large shift of public companies into the private sector or underwent such scathing reforms of the Civil Service.
The impact of Thatcherism from a liberal perspective was not as large as it could have been.. Liberals are committed to the individual enjoying the benefits of their labour. Mrs Thatcher went some way to allowing this but the traditions of the Conservative party which are still strong on the most dynamic leaders means it is impossible to reach the full Liberal potential. therefore, for Liberals, Mrs Thatcher had a limited impact on British government and Politics.
From a Conservative point of view, the impact is very large. Traditionally, the Conservatives have stood for pragmatism, not ideology; slow evolutionary social change; a general distrust of legislative innovation; and a safeguard to economic and professional interests. As can be seen, Mrs Thatcher did not stand for any of these ideals and therefore can be seen as a large impact on British politics.
From a New Right point of view, it was understood that their policies were hard to put in place. the best way to overcome this is to change public opinion, as already discussed, this did not occur. Therefore, from a New Right perspective, Mrs Thatcher did as well as she could be expected but could theoretically have done better.
Following Mrs Thatchers’ downfall in 1990, it is now possible to see what is left of Thatcherism. John Major was supported by Mrs Thatchers’ supporters and all those against Michael Heseltine. He was seen as the person most likely to unify the party and win the next General election. He has kept a number of Mrs Thatchers’ policies, most notably de-nationalisation. He was perceived as more positive towards the Welfare State and was better trusted with education and health policy. His vision of a ‘classless’ society showed a more consensual approach to government. His scraping of the Poll tax and negotiating the Maastricht Treaty gained him a lot of support.
The continuities in John Majors’ policies include further de-nationalisation, with British Rail, the Coal Mines, the Post Office and of course the recent Electricity producing companies; he has increased the opportunity for schools to opt out of local control and Next Steps has been continued. Although he is viewed as less aggressive towards the Trades Unions, it was under Major that the National Economic and Development Council (NEDC) – a symbol of the Tripartite period – was finally abolished. These policies can be seen to be some of the central policies of Mrs Thatcher, what is of significant difference is Mr Majors’ approach to leadership being much more consultative and quicker to back down, e.g. the closure of the coal pits; which have led calls of him being weak.
The Labour party has embrace a number of Mrs Thatchers’ policies in order to become electable, the main themes of these include; the sale of council houses, the marginalisation of the Trades Unions; an acceptance of the Next Steps reforms, the de-nationalisation process and the move away from full employment as their main economic objective (clearly shown by the rewriting of Clause IV).
Mrs Thatcher came to power in 1979 and became the longest serving Prime Minister of the Twentieth century. What makes her interesting is she brought with her an ideological break with the past and a large project to change nearly every aspect of Britain in the belief that it would make the country great again. Her confrontational style of leadership is an important factor of Mrs Thatchers’ legacy. She still has a large impact on British politics; Many of the ideas first put forward as a coherent ideology by Mrs Thatcher remain central to the political agenda, these include the reform of the Civil Service and local authorities, her privatisation policies and the reform of the Trades Unions. She did have a number of failures, the most significant being the Poll Tax, even so reform of the old rates system was finally accepted by all. However the conclusion remains that Mrs Thatcher came to power with set of unpopular ideas but yet still managed to have them acted upon and a number of them incorporated onto the main agenda. For this reason, Mrs Thatcher did have a significant impact on British Government and Politics.
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Popular Nigerian comedian and actor, Okey Bakassi, has shared some moments he caught with his daughter abroad.
The talented comedianand actor taped his daughter who was all shy and smiling as she was driving with him in the car. According to Bakassi, she has been dodging and shying away from his camera all day. Bakassi also stated that it was a beautiful thing for him to watch his daughter drive as he expressed that he was excited.
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The Town of Pulaski and the Fine Arts Center would like to announce the beginning of their “Summer Concert Series” on Friday, June 27 with the Celtibillies.
Bluegrass Unlimited describes the music of the Celtibillies as “a masterful work of art that transcends all musical genres.” The band began in 1994 as a contradance band. They explored the deeply rooted connections between Celtic music and the Appalachian music of their native southwest Virginia. Band members Becky Barlow (hammered dulcimer, keyboard and bodhran), Jack Hinshelwood (fiddle, guitar and harmonica), Tim Sauls (banjo, bouzouki, fiddle and guitar) and Jeff Hofmann (bass) work together to perform a mixture of vocal arrangements, jigs, reels, waltzes, strathspeys and breakdowns.
The Celtibillies have performed at many venues including the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the Savannah Folk Festival, the WIlliamsburg Scottish Festival, Bele Chere, the Virginia Highlands Festival, the Blue Ridge Music Center and the Chesapeake Celtic Festival. In addition, their performances have also been featured on WBRA Public TV and the nationally syndicated Song of the Mountains PBS series.
The concert series will be held in Jackson Park (across from the municipal building in downtown Pulaski) and are free and open to the public. The Celtibillies will be the premiere performance on June 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Upcoming events are scheduled for July 18 with Jeff Brown and Still Lonesome, August 1 with Stone Canyon’s Contemporary band, August 15 with the Buck Nelson Band, and August 29 with the Billy Crawford Band. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley at 980-7363.

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This resource guides leaders in using data visualizations to foster thoughtful conversations with different stakeholder groups. It includes talking points for interpreting the data, explains the components of research-tested data visualizations of school-by-school spending, and provides a framework for using these data visualizations to lead a conversation about equity and using dollars to do the most for students.
This guide is a product of a federally funded study to support the US Department of Education and the field more broadly to understand what data visualizations work to fuel thoughtful conversation among district and school leaders on financial strategy and management.
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The involvement of family and friends when someone with mental health difficulties is admitted to hospital is crucial in ensuring collaborative practice and positive outcomes for service users. With the development of the Triangle of Care (PDF) and an evidence-base which encourages identification and engagement when someone is acutely unwell, family interventions can no longer be viewed as community-based interventions. There are, however, many issues and challenges specific to the implementation of family work in inpatient and acute care settings.
As a result, the Meriden Programme has developed a range of tools and training packages ranging from developing an awareness of family sensitive practice, through to specifically modified interventions which can be more readily implemented within a time-restricted ward environment.
In addition, bespoke training has been developed and delivered for specialist services including Home Treatment teams, forensic in-patients, Eating Disorders and Mother and Baby provision.
For further information regarding family work in Acute services, please see our Reference lists.


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Philippine Daily Inquirer: May 17, 2008
By Katrina A. Holigores
Hands On Art
MANILA, Philippines—When you were a kid, you probably heard the words “don’t touch!” yelled at you in panic as you went rushing towards some objet d’ art that to you looked heaven-sent from Toys R Us.
Something that would have cost more than all your limbs combined when auctioned off in Sotheby’s was to you nothing more than something you just wanted to get your hands on and throw against a wall (or a cousin).
Come on, you were probably 5 or 6 (or even younger) and art appreciation made no sense. The stigma though of untouchable art stays with us into adulthood. It seems to become even worse when we realize how much art, especially good art, costs. We’re not just talking about paintings of course, but anything and everything that will look at home in a museum or the creepy neighbor next door’s house.
What if you could find a playground of art? Imagine instead of swings, slides, and a sandbox you would get to actually interact with art, and truly have fun and not get a spanking afterwards.
Impy Pilapil’s Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at the Ateneo is a great way to kill a couple of hours alone or with a bunch of friends. But choose wisely and bring buddies who are out to have fun and are open to experiment. If all they want to do is sit and stare, direct them to the nearest cinema. Because in this exhibit, you’re about to get your hands a little dirty.
The cool thing I’ve learned about installation art is that anything goes. Size, shape, form, texture, color, or meaning. Perhaps the only rule should be that if it’s bigger than you, it better be sturdy enough never to come crashing down to crush you to death. Anyway, no danger of that happening here, I was assured by managing curator of the Ateneo Art Gallery, Yael Buencamino.
The first piece I saw was called “The Mangrove” and for a moment there I could imagine how it must have been, lying in my crib as a newborn staring up at a shiny, bright, multicolored mobile. Yes, even at my age, I can still think (and act) like an infant.
There were other pieces that I couldn’t wait to get my hands on. The first was a wish stone made out of marble. With a paintbrush dipped in water, you could write out your heart’s desires on this slab of stone. Whether or not your wish comes true remains to be seen but it sure is fun having to write it out. And with the hot sun or some gentle winds, even your most secret intention slowly disappears—never (you hope) to be revealed to anyone else.
For a sensorial experience (and to work out some trust issues), have a friend guide you over the “Barefoot Trail” with your eyes closed. Feel different sensations greet your bare feet as you slowly walk over portions of wood, sand, porcelain, glass, granite, and pebbles.
The giant “Chime Halo” made out of solid bamboo makes for a rather noisy but melodious game of hide and seek if you wish. Do your own thing beat wise on the inside and ask someone else to strum out a tune on the outside. Don’t forget to look up while inside—every aspect of this exhibit is meticulously crafted, infusing man-made structures with God-given ones.
You can spend several hours feeling like a child again: Try out your musical skills at the colorful foam orchestra of “The Music Chamber,” a rainbow labyrinth of guitar-shaped instruments that require a good shake for a tune.
Play sungka (another massive marble slab accompanied by marble stools) or sit down in my personal favorite the “Nautilus” to take it all in.
This exhibit is certainly not one you can rush through, but rather one that requires the regaining of your childhood curiosity and wonder to thoroughly enjoy the art of play. Feel young again and this time, feel free to touch everything.
In fact, you will be encouraged to.

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Did you watch “SNL” this weekend with musical and guest host Justin Timberlake? We did, and we’ve officially drank the Kool-Aid because JT is frickin’ perfect!
Besides Justin’s hysterical performances and pitch perfect music numbers, he also took aim at Kanye West for that “rant” Kanye unleashed on JT and Jay-Z last month.
Kanye West, as he is sometimes known to do, went off on a rant during a concert last month telling the audience, “I’ve got love for HOV, but I’m not down with that Suit and Tie sh*t.”
HOV, was referring to Jay-Z, of course, and “Suit and Tie sh*t” being JT’s song that features a verse from Jay-Z. So Kanye’s not a fan, whatever.
JT decided to send the diss right back to Kanye and during his SNL performance by changing the lyrics of the song from "Aww, s**t so sick, got a hit and picked up a habit" to "my hit's so sick got rappers acting dramatic."
We didn’t originally hear this changed lyric during the show, because we were too busy wondering how JT gets his curly hair so smooth and straight now and we decided that he had it chemically relaxed.
Aside from JT’s Kanye blast, he also hosted a really funny show. He shared the screen with comedy legends Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Dan Aykroyd, he joined up with his “d*ck in a box” co-pilot Andy Samberg as well as reprising his favorite role in “bring it on down to omeletteville” which he changed to “veganville,” while dressed as a cube of tofu.
Watch his performance of “Suit and Tie” below.

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Taking readers deep into an intricate world of psychological manipulation and mind control, ‘The Thin Line’ throws up a string of questions that will keep readers’ hands gripped to its pages. Written by two real-life Clinical Psychologists and laced with highly-accurate concepts, ‘The Thin Line’ poses a challenge. Will readers be able to work out where the protagonist is leading them?
West Chester, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/30/2013 -- Many psychological thrillers call on the creative imagination of their author. However, in the case of ‘The Thin Line’, its narrative is the result of decades of real-world experience by two authors (using the combined pseudonym ‘Richard Lynn’) who make their careers as Clinical Psychologists.
With their vast knowledge gracing every page and every character an amalgam of their previous clients, ‘The Thin Line’ is unlike any thriller ever written.
Kathryn Taylor's life hasn't always been easy, but she's made it look that way. One of the youngest executives at an international consulting powerhouse, Katie's a rising star who can charm her way into a sticky business situation and then think her way out of it.
She prides herself on her independence, always put together and always in control. Now something is threatening that control - something dark and sinister that's creeping into her dreams, waking her with blood-curdling screams and half-remembered images that seem all too real. Terrified that she's slipping over the thin line between sanity and madness, Katie swallows her pride and seeks help. Her therapist is kind and caring, but Dr. David Wagner is hiding some secrets of his own.
Will two people struggling with their own personal demons be able to figure out what's happening to Katie before it's too late?
Follow along as Katie and David approach the thin line between reality and illusion. Can you tell the difference?
As the authors explain, each and every reader will become highly immersed in the book’s ever-changing environment.
“Readers will question their own realities as they follow the journey and the nightmare depicted. They will find themselves hypothesizing about what is…what is to come…and what is possible,” says Richard Lynn.
Continuing, “At the end all will have arrived at a destination - one challenging their own sense of reality as well as beliefs of ‘what can be’. It is a destination that may frustrate some, stimulate others, but will leave all wanting more.”
Since its release, the book has garnered a consistent string of rave reviews.
“This is a wonderful job of storytelling. The novel is a clever psychological thriller with a plot that includes intrigue and romance. The first person narratives of the principle character trying to understand her disturbing dreams and voids in her memory are written in simple but eloquent prose. After the first few chapters the story grabbed me and it was hard to put the book down,” says Amanda Stevens, who reviewed the book on Amazon.
Another reader, Peter G, was equally impressed. He said, “'The Thin Line' is easily one of the best books I have read this year. It is an outstanding novel which develops slowly - but keeps the reader's attention - and becomes increasingly compelling as the plot develops.”
Spawned from a story that was originally composed as a movie script, the book’s demand is set to increase as its popularity grows. Therefore, interested readers are urged to purchase their copy as soon as possible.
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About the Authors: Richard Lynn
Richard Lynn is the nom de plume for two clinical psychologists who have together published some of the most well-known textbooks on counseling and psychology. Their expertise in understanding the inner workings of the human mind and their many years of counseling experience help them bring to life a series of fictional stories about Katie Taylor, a young woman caught in a web of darkness that may or may not be in her own mind.

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Over the last few years, my work on electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure has focused, almost exclusively, on state-level policies and regulations. Only occasional federal bills that aimed to increase access to charging came across my desk. But now there’s a new Congress and a new administration giving new life to the possibilities to increase access to EV charging and enable more EV adoption—the kind of accelerated adoption that could put the US on track to achieve 100 percent EV sales by 2035 and significant progress on climate emission reductions. So my UCS colleagues and I have been thinking more deeply about federal policies, and I penned a new fact sheet, Federal Support for EV Charging: Policies for Rapid, Equitable Investments, to communicate a number of considerations and conclusions about policy for charging infrastructure.
The new fact sheet considers EV drivers in a variety of types of housing and charging access circumstances, including multi-unit dwellings and single-family homes as well as renters and homeowners. For example, the photo above is an EV that parks in my apartment building’s parking garage. This driver runs the power cord from the back of the EV over the railing to the nearest regular wall outlet in the garage. There are many Level 2 chargers and even a handful of direct current (DC) fast chargers in parking garages nearby—many of which charge for parking in addition to any charges for electricity—but there are no Level 2 or DC fast chargers in ours. Using the regular wall outlet, which gives a Level 1 charge, at home where the car is parked for long stretches of time works for most of my neighbor’s routine driving. It’s certainly better than having no access to charging at home. (And I don’t even mind that I’m paying for part of this EV’s charging as my share of the common space meter because I love seeing EVs around so much.) Even so, I can’t help but imagine how many more of my neighbors, and apartment dwellers in general, would adopt an EV if they had better access to charging at home.
The car in the photo below is also an EV. That one belongs to a driver in a single-family home just under a mile from where I live. The driver in this instance does not have a garage but does have an off-street parking spot and was able to install a Level 2 charger right on the side of the house. That is not to say that installing charging at a single-family home is always a given, even if that home has dedicated parking. A renter’s interest in charging may not align with the interests or budget of the landlord, or a low-income homeowner may not be able to afford the up-front cost of the charger.
These challenges are the reason we need policies at all levels that promote charging deployment to enable EV adoption for consumers whose mobility needs are best met by a car in order electrify the consumer vehicle fleet and achieve reductions in climate-warming emissions in the transportation sector. The federal government has an important role to advance such policies. To get a full description of the barriers that can be addressed at the federal level and policies to address those barriers, you can check out the new UCS fact sheet.
That fact sheet describes how federal policies should be designed to fill information gaps, assist drivers and locations that host charging stations in paying for the upfront costs of charging, and align the interests of drivers and the hosts of charging sites. Across policies, the federal government should emphasize increasing access to EV charging for renters, residents of multi-unit dwellings, and drivers who cannot install home charging.
To fill information gaps, we need research. Research at the federal level should include the classic R&D to refine technologies and bring costs down, and it should involve collecting and sharing best practices for deploying accessible infrastructure and providing comprehensible resources to bring drivers, landlords, and other charging site hosts up to speed on technologies and installation. Research should also include community needs and regional travel needs assessments that can feed into infrastructure planning that emphasizes those who are underserved by current charging deployment.
Financial incentives can help overcome the upfront cost of charging infrastructure and help to align the interests of drivers and charging site hosts. Those incentives can come in the form of a tax credit or grant. Financing is another important element to addressing up-front costs, and for public charging, federal policies can encourage investment through favorable bonding opportunities.
Building codes are another opportunity to align incentives between drivers and charging site hosts. If the installation of infrastructure is required, then both driver and property manager benefit from the investment. Plus, installing infrastructure in a new building or during a major renovation costs less than the cost to retrofit an existing building. The federal government can lead by example on EV readiness by mandating the phase-in of charging infrastructure deployment at parking facilities owned or managed by the federal government and at public lands.
Together these federal policies can go a long way in supporting EV charging deployment to accelerate the transition to an electrified future.


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In Tampa (USA), the Amali Arena stadium hosted the fourth match of the Stanley Cup final, in which the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Colorado Avalanche.
|Read also – NHL: Tampa Bay Closes Series Gap With Colorado|
Tampa Bay 2-3 Colorado OT
In Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, Colorado beat Tampa Bay 3-2 in overtime. And increased the total score of the match.
Nathan MacKinnon and Andrew Cogliano scored the game-winning goal for Colorado in the 13th minute of overtime by Nazem Kadri.
In Tampa Bay, Anthony Cirelli scored in the 36th second and Victor Hedman scored. Goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevsky saved 35 shots out of 38.
Goals: Cirelli A. – (1-0). MacKinnon N. (Power-play) – (1-1). Hedman V. – (2-1). Cogliano A. – (2-2). Kadri N. – (2-3OT).
Goalkeepers: Vasilevski – Kuemper .
Throws: 39 (17+9+10+3) — 38 (4+17+6+11).
Series score: 1-3.
Colorado in a series of up to four wins leads with a score of 3:1. The fifth match of the Stanley Cup Finals is scheduled for June 25th. This match could be decisive if Colorado wins.


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By Sarah Turner and Virginia Harrison, MarketWatch
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Asian markets gained Monday after Greek lawmakers voted in favor of austerity measures required to secure bailout funds and avert a likely default.
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average /zigman2/quotes/210597971/delayed JP:NIK +1.33% and South Korea’s Kospi /zigman2/quotes/210598069/delayed KR:180721 +0.37% each closed 0.6% higher, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index /zigman2/quotes/210598100/delayed AU:XJO +0.23% advanced 0.9%.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index /zigman2/quotes/210598030/delayed HK:HSI +2.06% rose 0.5%, while the Shanghai Composite Index /zigman2/quotes/206600939/delayed CN:000001 -0.87% lagged the advance to finish flat as property stocks sold down.
Broad gains for Asia on Monday followed news that Greek lawmakers approved a package of austerity measures which international backers had demanded before signing off on 130 billion euros ($176.6 billion) worth of fresh aid.
The vote came amid violent protests in Athens against the latest round of deep spending cuts and public-sector job layoffs. Read more on the Greek austerity vote.
“Approval by the Greek parliament of fresh austerity measures overnight will be greeted with relief by markets. However, the approval did not come without major cost in the form of escalating protests and violence within Greece,” said Mitul Kotecha, strategist at Credit Agricole.
Greek police dodge Molotovs, stones
Police dodge gasoline bombs and stones as rage over a new austerity deal exploded in Athens over the weekend. (Video: Reuters/Photo: Getty Images)
“Greek worries have not managed to damage risk appetite too much, helped by relatively positive data releases and central-bank policy actions over recent weeks. This week’s U.S. data releases will help to sustain this momentum,” Kotecha said.
Select Asian exporters with relatively large exposure to Europe did well in Monday trading.
In Tokyo, Mazda Motor Corp. /zigman2/quotes/204777714/delayed JP:7261 +2.30% put on 1.4%, and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. /zigman2/quotes/202404490/delayed JP:7211 +1.81% added 2.1%, while Esprit Holdings Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/205943307/delayed HK:330 +6.15% /zigman2/quotes/209270177/composite ESHDF -27.85% climbed 4.5% in Hong Kong.
Notable movers on the Japanese bourse included Softbank Corp. /zigman2/quotes/207303954/delayed JP:9984 +6.18% /zigman2/quotes/207137761/composite SFTBY +2.54% , which rallied 3.5% following a Nikkei news report that the firm was likely to win new spectrum.
Tokyo-listed shares generally shrugged off data showing Japan’s economy contracted by a larger-than-expected margin in the last quarter of 2011. See report on Japanese economic data.
In Hong Kong, insurers were among the leading advancers. Ping An Insurance Group Co. /zigman2/quotes/210315058/delayed HK:2318 +0.98% /zigman2/quotes/202212125/composite PNGAY -0.55% rose 2.2%, while AIA Group Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/203565558/delayed HK:1299 +1.53% /zigman2/quotes/201974019/composite AAIGF +0.81% added 1.9%.
However, news that the eastern Chinese city of Wuhu reversed plans to lift home-buying restrictions in effect across much of the country hit mainland Chinese property names. See report on Wuhu’s policy rollback.
In Hong Kong, China Resources Land Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/202417326/delayed HK:1109 +1.13% /zigman2/quotes/201656413/composite CRBJF +4.76% finished down 5.8%, Agile Property Holdings Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/210448079/delayed HK:3383 -0.56% /zigman2/quotes/200754284/composite AGPYY -8.32% plunged 6.6%, Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/208605330/delayed HK:3333 +8.55% /zigman2/quotes/202061721/composite EGRNF +33.33% surrendered 6.9%, and China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/205731176/delayed HK:688 +0.52% /zigman2/quotes/210412581/composite CAOVF -3.17% dropped 4.8%.
In Shanghai, Gemdale Corp. /zigman2/quotes/208026094/delayed CN:600383 -0.24% fell 2.9%, and Poly Real Estate Group Co. /zigman2/quotes/201864015/delayed CN:600048 +1.07% lost 3.1%.
Most major exporter shares did well in Seoul, as Samsung Electronics Co. SSNGY 0.00% gained 2%, while Kia Motors Corp. /zigman2/quotes/205439169/composite KIMTF 0.00% jumped 3.6%, and LG Display Co. /zigman2/quotes/204466928/composite LPL -1.11% climbed 2.6%.
In Sydney, banks advanced with Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/203084975/delayed AU:WBC -0.74% /zigman2/quotes/210300378/composite WEBNF +2.55% finishing 1.6% higher after the lender announced it would cut 1,000 jobs in Australia. See report on ANZ job cuts.
Elsewhere in the sector, Macquarie Group Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/206727308/delayed AU:MQG -0.37% /zigman2/quotes/204353811/composite MCQEF -2.12% improved by 1.2%, while Westpac Banking Corp. /zigman2/quotes/203084975/delayed AU:WBC -0.74% /zigman2/quotes/210300378/composite WEBNF +2.55% and National Australia Bank Ltd. /zigman2/quotes/210431826/delayed AU:NAB -2.24% /zigman2/quotes/205253475/composite NAUBF -4.15% each rose 1.4%,
Shares in Leighton Holdings Ltd. fell 2% after the construction firm said one of its subsidiaries was being investigated by the Australian Federal Police for a potential ethical breach.

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I'm a Thompson, does that count? ;) Never been to Scotland, but want too so badly. I've always felt a connection since I read this little book my Dad had with little Scottish clippings and Thompson Tartan samples in it. I'd love to pack it up and move there, but may have to settle for vacationing there for now. Maybe things will work out... wanted: friends, guinness drinkers, connections, a scottish job.. on offer: friendship, guinness drinks, connections, hard worker
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Thompsons Solicitors were pleased to show support to our trade union friends during a national day of action last month calling for a Future that Works. Laura Connor, David Adams and Michael Maguire joined various organisations in a march and rally in Glasgow’s George Square on Saturday 20th October.
The Scottish Trade Unions Congress (STUC) organised this mass demonstration to coincide with a similar event in London and Belfast. The Coalition Government is refusing to change course from their dangerous and damaging programme of cuts and austerity. Thompsons support the trade union movement in showing that enough is enough.
In Glasgow around 5,000 people took part in the march and rally led by the STUC. STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith told the crowd: "The Prime Minister says he doesn't want to defend privilege, he wants to spread it. Privilege of course means giving few an advantage over the many. That's why it's tax cuts for the rich and benefit cuts for the poor. We don't want an extension of privilege, we want an extension of fairness and justice. We have an economy that's in crisis and what's George Osborne's priority? To try and entice workers to sell their employment rights for a few company shares and a tax bribe."
Thompsons Partner Patrick McGuire added: “Thompsons has a long history working with trade unions and we see first hand the issues that workers face day in and day out. With the prospect of long term economic decline in this country the time for change is now and we are delighted to show solidarity to trade union members.”
The Future that Works campaign is about reversing long term economic problems and encourage growth that ordinary families will benefit from.