Dear readers,
You might find it interesting. Economists claim to have found a correlation between the number of daughters and sons in a household and their father's political views. According to the research, fathers become more Left-wing if they have daughters because girls are more socially conscious.
Professor Andrew Oswald, from Warwick University, and Dr Nattavudh Powdthavee, of York University, wrote in an unpublished article that has been submitted to an economics journal: "This paper provides evidence that daughters make people more Left-wing, while having sons, by contrast, makes them more Right-wing."
By analysing data in the British Household Panel Survey, they found that 67 per cent of parents with three sons and no daughters voted for Labour or the Liberal Democrats. This rose to 77 per cent in households with three daughters and no sons. A similar pattern was found among families with two and four children.
Sunday 24 May 2009
Thursday 21 May 2009
The Duck Island
Dear readers,
There is a myth that feeding ducks bring good luck. However, it seems that it is not working.
According to the newspapers today, the leader of the Conservative party a "furious" David Cameron yesterday forced a former Conservative minister to stand down as an MP at the next general election after he admitted claiming £1,645 for a floating "duck island" in his garden.
Sir Peter Viggers, a Northern Ireland Office minister in the late 1980s, was told by the Tory leader that he would be stripped of the Conservative whip immediately unless he agreed to retire.
Cameron acted after the Daily Telegraph revealed that Viggers, the MP for Gosport since 1974, had claimed £32,000 in gardening expenses over three years at his Hampshire home. This included a claim for a floating duck island designed to protect his ducks from foxes. This was rejected by the Commons authorities.
There is a myth that feeding ducks bring good luck. However, it seems that it is not working.
According to the newspapers today, the leader of the Conservative party a "furious" David Cameron yesterday forced a former Conservative minister to stand down as an MP at the next general election after he admitted claiming £1,645 for a floating "duck island" in his garden.
Sir Peter Viggers, a Northern Ireland Office minister in the late 1980s, was told by the Tory leader that he would be stripped of the Conservative whip immediately unless he agreed to retire.
Cameron acted after the Daily Telegraph revealed that Viggers, the MP for Gosport since 1974, had claimed £32,000 in gardening expenses over three years at his Hampshire home. This included a claim for a floating duck island designed to protect his ducks from foxes. This was rejected by the Commons authorities.
Friday 8 May 2009
The 54th Eurovision Song Contest
Dear readers,
This note is just to remind you that 54th Eurovision Song Contest is taking place on 16 May 2009. The details are at:
http://www.eurovision.tv/page/home
Have an excellent time,
From: Citizen Deepak
This note is just to remind you that 54th Eurovision Song Contest is taking place on 16 May 2009. The details are at:
http://www.eurovision.tv/page/home
Have an excellent time,
From: Citizen Deepak
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