Ne pas obtenir ce que l’on veut, c’est parfois avoir de bonne chance. translation: Not to get what one wants is sometimes to have good luck.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/29/rent-tenants-private-landlords-power-regulation

the insanity continues

The average price of a three-bedroom home in London's most expensive neighbourhoods has increased by £729 a day over the past year, according to estate agent Marsh & Parsons.
The firm said the price rise of 19% since April 2013, to an average of £1.6m was equivalent to £5,120 a week – or eight times the £658-a-week median salary for Londoners.

Conservative MPs are revolting

over High speed rail 2, with upto 35 threatening to vote against the Government - frankly I remain unconvinced about the merits of HS2 and it would be great if there was a free vote for all MPs. This is a massive decision and nobody can know what is right and wrong - it is all estimates and guesswork.  the opportunity cost of not spending he money on other things is also a matter of judgement as to whether they would be more worthwhile, whatever the merits of HS2. 

UKIP - Didn't they say they were improving their candidate selection.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ummer-farooq-ukip-election-hopeful-3464369

USA chemical weapon attacks 40 years on

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2613038/40-years-Agent-Orange-heartbreaking-pictures-babies-Vietnam-born-horrific-defects.html

I would also check out the "agent orange song"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk8umoqfz14&feature=kp

Is that you, tattoo

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/man-charged-with-murder-wants-murder-tattoo-removed-from-neck-before-trial-9278200.html

Lunch box works of art

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-2610244/Packed-lunches-look-good-eat-Creative-mother-turns-picky-sons-lunchboxes-works-art.html

conservatives should be appalled says Conservative who notices the effect of Conservative policies !

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/peteroborne/100268487/honest-work-cant-put-a-roof-over-our-heads-true-conservatives-should-be-appalled/

science fiction becomes science fact

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2609558/The-future-factories-Swarm-super-fast-robotic-ANTS-powered-magnets-independently-climb-walls-build.html

Employees who are registered on company payrolls as individuals pay up to 45 per cent tax on their salaries and must contribute National Insurance payments. However, those paid via personal service companies pay tax at a rate of 21 per cent and are exempt from National Insurance.

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/13/adrian-mole-sue-townsend-welfare

spot on

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/12/moral-decay-blights-britain-food-banks-zero-hours