The Government are not accepting that 'age aint nothing but a number'

The Government are not planning to move the age range for criminal liability up to 12 years old any time soon, at least that is one thing the labour government can gain points for in their looming election.

Despite the England children's commissioner, Maggie Atkinson stating that children under the age of 12 did not know what they were doing which I strongly beg to differ. She further noted that it was wrong for Jon Venables when he was 10 to be tried in an adult court instead of a youth court. Although I do believe that a 10 year old being tried in the same court as a 20 year old has its problems, namely the obvious fact that a 10 year old and 20 year olds' mentality are worlds apart.

However from personal experience I do feel that a 10 year old knows exactly what they are doing, dare I say even younger. Obviously children do know the difference between right and wrong otherwise we would have many kids running around as axe murderers.Maybe if the issue is on a 10 year old stealing sweets I can sympathise with Dr Atkinson's point but murder is a different story all together. We were all kids before remember? Never underestimate a child's mentality. I just feel sorry for European countries that have their age range for criminal liability between 14-16.

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Boss girlies - Alicia Keys

Miss keys is the definition of a boss girlie. Shes a Musician, Actor, Philantropist and has won in total a staggering 87 awards. Not to mention she writes her own songs, plays the piano and has her own company. Watch out for her new video premiering soon with Beyonce, called put it in a love song.

Rice,Peas & Love xxx

Ghana Independence Day

Another event that took place, was Ghanian Independence day on the 6th March. Ghana was the first African country in 1957 to achieve independence. The prime minister at the time Dr Kwame Nkrumah announced the famous words "Ghana, your beloved country is free forever."Love you Ghana.

Rice,Peas & Lovexxxx

International women's day

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Earlier this week on the 8th March was International women's day. This is a day that praises women's social, political and economic accomplishments around the world. The first one took place in 1911 and is recognised in some countries as a holiday. Many campaigns used this day as an opportunity to raise awareness for pregnant women dieing in developing countries. The UN further noted that there was little improvement in pregnant women's mortality rates in countries such as Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia.

New videos - N-dubz say that its over

N-dubz are getting paid!!! Which is evident from their new video in which they adopt a more futuristic vibe, this reminds me of a cross between Lloyds video of girls all around the world and The Dream - Walking on the moon. It appears that N-dubz are swerving more towards the dance side of music, I personally preferred their older songs.

First Time Voters Question Time BBC3

I really enjoyed watching first time voters question time, hosted by Dermot O Leary on BBC 3 and believe it did a good job of engaging young people into politics. I think this is something that is needed and should be a regular feature on BBC 3. One thing I really noticed about the politicians that were present on the panel was that they're focus was more on scoring cheap points against each other and promoting their particular parties rather than directly answering the question. This is something I also noticed on the regular question time too and in some ways to me felt very reminiscent of childish school antics. Someone that really spoke to me was Tim campbell, the winner of apprentice, he was very direct, straight to the point and honest and he is sure to get many more fans out of this I know I am already one.

If you haven't already seen it catch it on BBC I-player.

Quote of the day

This is from a scripture in the bible that was given to me. If you meditate on this you are sure to succeed.

Luke 10:19 'I have given you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and upon all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall hurt you'