Monthly Archives: January 2006

Leaving London – when and why?

Posted on January 20, 2006 by sgperry

Every year – usually between January and March, when the weather in London is grim – I think about heading back to Oz. And so it happened today. There I was, sitting at my laptop at 7 am on a … Continue reading →

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English icons

Posted on January 11, 2006 by sgperry

http://www.icons.org.uk/ The Government has launched a web site to allow people to nominate their favourite English icons. Among those listed include the routemaster bus, stone henge, a cup of tea and the FA Cup. You can also vote for them … Continue reading →

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Rail fares

Posted on January 2, 2006 by sgperry

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Passenger groups condemn rail fare rises another great reason for working from home as much as possible. Its incredible to think that people pay thousands of pounds a year to commute into London in … Continue reading →

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