Thursday, January 10, 2008

WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH?

Last night I watched the documentary WHAT BRITAIN EARNS
and I was seriously shocked that whilst in a combat situation, a British soldier can earn less than £2.50 an hour! However,during the program the presenter said that he doubted whether a soldier thought about his hourly rate when he went into a battle situation! My reaction was BULLSHIT, that was probably the first thing they thought of, along with I DO NOT GET PAID ENOUGH TO TAKE THIS KIND OF CRAP.
The same as everyone else, I do not agree with war but I certainly believe that we need to support the army when they are doing their job and less than £2.50 an hour is certainly not supporting them. A family cannot live on that when it costs over £1 for a litre of petrol and a loaf of bread costs approximately £1.

Yesterday I went out to Porthkerry to take some photographs to use in my current art project.I am creating the picture in a surrealist format and so I want to include elements in the picture of things and places that mean a lot to me.


PORTHKERRY CHURCH
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PORTHKERRY CHURCH
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BENCH ON THE GREEN
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ROCKS AT THE KNAP
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BARRY ISLAND
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BARRY ISLAND
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VIEW FROM MY WINDOW
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4 comments:

  1. People won't even clean toilets for £2.50 an hour - quite rightly. That's absolutely appalling. How much does an MP make per hour I wonder?

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  2. Anonymous9:25 am

    Ohh I love the pics - especially the view from the window!

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  3. And what about us carers!
    Great photos!

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  4. Did any one see So You Think You Can Be A Single Parent?
    I didn't watch it because I have no desire to see how celebrities would cope in these situations but I would love to see the decision makers in this this country cope with the situation.

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