Back And Talking About Boris, Obama and Newspapers.

Welcome back.

So its been a little while, 2 and a bit months, since i posted the last blog so i felt it was time to do one, and hopefully get back into doing this as a regular thing.

This first blog is going to be a collection of things that i have been thinking about the last couple of days and should be a collection of short articles.

Free London Papers.

Anyone who has been to london will be aware that at train stations, bus stations and on the street in London you can pick up a free newspaper to read on your travel that day. Since i last blogged “The london Paper” has stopped publishing, and “The Evening Standard” has become a free paper (from today in fact).

As an idea this is a very good one, allowing people who otherwise might not have the time/want to read the news that day a perfect opportunity to find out what is going on. Be it not from the most informative papers in the world.

But this also creates a large problem with what to do with the papers at the end of the day, Westminster City Council recently estimated that free newspapers are responsible for 25% of all rubbish in the west end. Obviously a major issue, as much of this went un recycled

I would like to see the continuation of free papers in the UK, as in Germany and Japan this service has been stopped. I would also like to see more recycling bins at stations and bus stops in and around london to try and combat the problem.

Obama Wins Peace Prize.

Couple days ago Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, despite only being in charge for 10 months, and only being President for 12 days before the cut of date for nominations.

This has already raised large amounts of confusion and controversy. I will now give you a quick pros and cons of Obama winning and let you make up your own minds.

Pros

1. The prize is not necessary meant for people who have achieved any massive achievements in the peace movement, the prize can also be awarded to someone they feel would benefit from it. As sort of seal of approval. With Obama being given this award it gives him more international backing and momentum in achieving his aims. Making it a tool rather than a prize.

2. Obamas foreign policy has also been praised for his peaceful approach, opening up conversations with North Korea, China and Nuclear disarmament talks with Russia.

3. As well as his stance on climate change.

Cons

1. How can a president that is currently at war with two other states and increasing troop numbers in Afghanistan be a winner of a PEACE prize.

2. Only been president for 10 months. Can easily be seen as jumping on the Obama bandwagon.

3. It’s all been talk and no action so far.

All comments welcome at the bottom of the page on this story.

Boris Does Something Right

Belive it or not but Boris ‘got the job by being an idiot’ Johnson, the Major of London, has done something right! His plan is to have the anyone using the busiest roads in london will have to pay extra pound to drive on them, on top of the Congestion charge. The idea of this is to improve public bus times by reducing traffic, reducing the amount of CO2 the city gives out, improve the lives of london cyclists. He also plans to introduce hydrogen powered buses in the city by 2010, create so called “mega cycle roads” and introduce the new bigger busses that can hold more people within a couple of years.

It took a couple of years, but Boris has done something right.

Thanks very much for reading.

And as always tell your friends and comment below and let me know how you think.