Dear politicians

Please to define 'ordinary families'. They have trouble paying their bills, their house prices are dropping, they are best supported by that party! no, the other party! no, that other other party!, they have trouble finding work, they can't get decent schools for their kids, they can find work but it won't pay their heating bill this winter, they want us to get out of Iraq, they believe in god (for many values of 'god'), they're atheist, they're agnostic, their kids go to the local fabulous academy, they don't drive their car any more because of high petrol prices, they drive a hybrid, they cycle, they can buy lots at supermarkets because of dropping prices, they can't afford to eat, they are under threat from asbo kids, they are the source of asbo kids, they go on holiday in the UK, they're stuck in Greece because their airline went bust.

I'm confused. How can one family be all of these things? And how does that make them 'ordinary'.

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Trying out the mobile post interface.

Sometimes I wonder quite how far we've got in this country

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7625173.stm

*sigh*

Ridiculous quiz brought to you by The Independent

Yes, this is about gender stereotyping. Sorry, no, my mistake, it's about there being a spectrum within gender (apparently), but all of the questions are blatant gender stereotyping.

Questions: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/men-women/questionnaire-are-you-gender-typical-937454.html
( detailed questions here )

Scoring: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/men-women/scoring-937469.html

I answer 'no thanks' to every question except 7, 11, 13 and 18, which get a 'yes'. Oh and 20, which gets a 'since when did the cat actually leave remains?'. In case you're wondering, the questions are multiple choice and were written by a man time travelling between the fifties and the seventies.