A little (but unfortunately only a little) levity for the weekend: This quote surely is designed for economists who seem to be quite unaware how money fits in or even where it actually comes from. Then there is this suitcase – which is probably far more important: Looks to be fine for going to the… Read more
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Victim Support needed
Labour has, I suggest, to become, in essence, the ‘victim support’ party. Victim support is an independent charity in England and Wales that provides specialist practical and emotional support to victims (and witnesses) of crime. Politically, because the Tories show themselves as now so psychopathic, I’d suggest that most of us are victims of our,… Read more
Lying leads to incoherence
This is a really good piece in the ‘i’ from Ian Dunt. He recounts the disaster of the office supplies previously mentioned… He goes on to say that the current government is: An administration which has a sorry relationship with truthfulness, crumbling under its own contradictions. That’s being kind… But of more consequence, he points… Read more
Office Supplies
Ain’t this the truth……. Read more
Understanding the Right Wing mind – a further small insight….
Was suggested by an interesting recent Guardian (or perhaps it was Observer?) article – anyway it is here, by Nick Cohen. It encompasses public health, obesity and diet – about which he is at one with ProgressivePulse – by way of the Dimbleby Food report. Henry Dimbleby is apparently another Old Etonian, who seemed to… Read more
Endemic health
Amid worrying news of Cyprus discovering a new Covid variant that appears to combine Delta and Omicron characteristics, we have a regular array of Conservative MP’s saying that Covid will become ‘endemic’, as though that somehow means it’s all okay and we can relax and switch off. What it really means is that it is… Read more
Financialised capitalism simply misunderstands living
I think this is worth highlighting, simply because it shows how crude capitalism misunderstands life’s purpose. Like the economy capitalism exists to service the needs of people. Of course we then come round to which people? I would say people in general. Most ardent capitalists maintain that this is anyway the effect of capitalism. But… Read more
Does partygate give an opportunity for national reunion?
I wonder if Johnson’s brazen lying abilities – partygate seems to be the obvious misrepresentation whose lying hypocrisy seems finally to have hit home – might be, actually, the get out clause to bring together Leavers and Remainers? After all Leave leader Johnson has been now demonstrated to everyone as a brazen lier. Could we… Read more
It should never be veganuary in this or any other month
An excellent article by food journalist, Joanna Blythman in the (Glasgow) Herald, whose thoughts reflect my own: Johnson clearly hasn’t been in control of his weight for years. It took coronavirus to make him realise that those extra stones he’s been carrying are a marker for poor metabolic health, which predisposes you to all sorts… Read more
Best wishes for 2022
I’m sure we will need every single one of them… We have Brexit customs controls (imposed on ourselves!) coming fully into force tomorrow, 1 January, energy prices rising 40% and straining to be released from the energy ‘cap’, and seemingly ever more diverse Covid variants… The new farming regime as part of Brexit, is properly… Read more