What I have to say here is nothing new, and I have written about it before, but the world has gone so crazy that it is essential that it is constantly repeated. The great publicity given to the funeral of Henry Allingham, and the death of Harry Patch, is a moment in history. And now… Continue reading The Shift of the Mantle
Author: jp
Open Debate
I have never understood exactly what a Business Secretary does, and always felt that this was chicanery to induce into the Cabinet someone who has not been elected other than by the PM. There is an appearance, by the way in which Lord Mandelson issues statements, on behalf of the Prime Minister, that might even… Continue reading Open Debate
Referenda
When inventors want to evaluate the quality of a new product, before it goes into production, they will make a number of prototypes, arrange for a number of people to meet in pleasant surroundings, on a social level, and then seek their views on the product, as the guests handle it, try it out, and… Continue reading Referenda
Roadside Bombs
One of the advantages of having a blog is that you have licence to write rubbish if you so desire. I don’t propose to comment on Gordon Brown’s upbeat speech because everyone else is. What it did do was make me think in more detail about the past, and compare what was done them with… Continue reading Roadside Bombs
Aspects of international relationships
Our International policies are not straight forward because we were the leading part of an empire which covered a large proportion of the globe, we are tied to the EU, and we have an historical relationship with the US. My generation was mainly against going into the European Union, because the UK being a series… Continue reading Aspects of international relationships
Another side to suicide
I have been writing about euthanasia on a number of occasions over the last three plus years, when the opposition to assisted suicide has always been very strong for obvious reasons. But now the British nursing profession is beginning to change its stance and raise the matter on its own behalf. To the average man… Continue reading Another side to suicide
Cameron’s manic marathon, and leadership.
The Norwich North bye-election has been very enlightening in many aspects, but before going into that, I propose to examine the attributes, the psychology and the personality required by a good leader. The first necessity is that a leader must be absolutely confident in their own ability and judgement, while at the same time accepting… Continue reading Cameron’s manic marathon, and leadership.
Aggressive accompaniment.
On more than one occasion I have written about the change in anaesthetic that is currently obvious, but it seems that the credit crunch is worsening the effect of the dominance of the music accompanying the films from which we can choose on TV and Skye. When you compare films produced up until the 70s,… Continue reading Aggressive accompaniment.
Loyalty and respect.
The row between the PM and the Foreign Office Minister, Lord Malloch-Brown, over helicopters, caused me to think about loyalty. I have worked in about 10 different vocations, from hairdressing at 15, through the armed services, engineering and consultancy, and looking back I can’t remember a single case where loyalty within the workforce, and between… Continue reading Loyalty and respect.
Appalling commonsense in Westminster
On a number of occasions I have recently been wittering on about the fact that the government and local authorities assume, inaccurately, that more people have access to the Internet than is really the case. They are now doing it about information concerning Swine Flu. Certainly the information on the Internet is interesting, sensible and… Continue reading Appalling commonsense in Westminster