I had a lovely holiday in Dungeness, it’s a bleak mostly unspoilt spit of land made up mainly from pebbles. I found it beautiful but it’s a harsh environment and the shifting tides bring more and more stones and pebbles to the beach, so much so that apparently old Dungeness
Hi everyone I have picked up my pen (metaphorically) and attempted so many subjects for this blog Afghanistan, climate change, this government and Covid and I have not been able to find the time to do the research so there’s been a long gap between this and my last post
I wonder if you’ve heard of the Durand Line? This refers to the border that the British drew up between India (now Pakistan) and Afghanistan in 1895-6. There is a complex history around this border, which needs a volume of articles let alone a short paragraph, but note that when
It is ironic that the Tories’ policy of austerity that has cut public funding to the bone and ripped the heart out of so many towns does not appear to deter the voters, as the electorate seems to blame Labour, or perhaps it is that they blame the Labour councillors
Introduction This post is Part 1 of three on the Covid-19 pandemic. Part 1 is focused on the UK vaccination rollout and looks at whether it is a success, Part 2 will be on the catastrophic mistakes that the UK government made that has led this country to have the
As I wrote this piece the toxic adviser of our great leader, plus his mate, was booted out of Number 10 in a cloud of acrimony and fisticuffs. But I am not going down that rabbit hole – yet. Because that actually is a side show. Yes, despite this news,
What news now of the last few weeks of negotiation before the end of our transition period on 31 December 2020? Well, all I can say is that there’s a lot of, he said, she said, they said, going on with one side (the UK) saying on Friday (16th), that’s
Since my last post I’ve been saying to myself that I can’t possibly write a response to the government’s stance on Brexit or Covid as there are actions this government has taken that make most sane people do a double take, and in particular I note the corruption of this
I have two drafts for this blog, both begun weeks ago, waiting to be finished. They are structured and I have all the evidence and the ideas. On what, you might ask? On our hopeless government and its incompetence in dealing with the Covid pandemic, of course. With these, as
Did you know that the 22nd June is Windrush Day? It is the anniversary of the day when the first large group of migrants from the West Indies arrived in Britain on the ship, Windrush and it is also a day to celebrate the contribution of migrants to our society.