There are certainly criticisms of Keir Starmer’s Christmas speech, but I’m concerned here simply with that Union Jack beside him: I tend to agree with those critical of the flag draped beside him – because I feel it is – sort of – ‘overly’ nationalist. But then I come round to the view that we… Read more
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Femi rounds up to date how Johnson’s assurances were all lies
It’s well put together – so worth the six minutes to watch, I suggest:… Read more
Global Britain? Make mine a pint – of Champagne
Brexit has thrown up all sorts of peculiar and individual desires, yet none of them seem to be of any consequence. As Der Spiegel reports, this is one of them! That is using the opportunity of Brexit to sell wine in 0.568 Litre (the equivalent of a pint) bottles, which was a recent Daily Telegraph… Read more
“Our suffocated reality is no longer sustainable”
This is a quote from a recent Owen Jones Guardian article, with which I tend to agree. Not because I agree with the Covid Recovery Group – I certainly don’t, but because we have to use other ways to prevent infection. We owe this to our youth, who have so far, been in charge of… Read more
Sick Pay is yet another Covid problem
I thought this commentary from Clive Lewis very instructive. He draws attention to the systematic underfunding of the NHS, the crazily inadequate and very concerning sick pay level of £96.35 per WEEK, which will never ensure ‘isolation’ – together with Javid blaming the unvaccinated for the lack of NHS beds (which of course, the Conservatives… Read more
Home Heating Crisis is imminent
This is from the latest Private Eye. It promises a real winter crisis in heating our homes – and in the middle of a pandemic, when self isolating – or at least working from home is widespread: It is difficult to feel optimistic about families that cannot afford these additional heating costs – especially when… Read more
Renoir’s ‘The Staff Meeting’, 1881
No, I hadn’t realised either… (In fact it is ‘luncheon on a boat‘.)… Read more
Damaging the economy
I am appalled by the number of times I hear from a politician, scientist or interviewer, that we want to avoid ‘damaging the economy’. It is at best lazy thinking and at worst demonstrates misunderstanding about life and resolutely puts the cart before the horse. First the Economy is not a God or a Religion… Read more
Oven ready Brexit now defrosted – yet still not done
Well educated perhaps, but I cannot call him intelligent, Lord Frost seems to have been a basic mercenary, happy to regurgitate in the interests of whoever is paying him – be that the diplomatic service, the Scotch whisky Association or the Johnson government. That he should now be resigning on the basis that he did… Read more
Monster Raving….
many a true word… Indeed the Monster Raving Loony Party probably have at least as many well thought through policies as the government. At least the North Shropshire bi-election result may have given the government reason to reflect. I’d love to think that the result reflected a rejection of the current government’s disregard for the… Read more