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Something I really do not understand

At a time when Labour is fighting a rearguard action trying two stave off losing the next election, the Prime Minister comes out with a proposal in stages to ultimately give us all identity cards, a subject which I believe is a total anathema to the whole nation. The strangest part of it is that… Continue reading Something I really do not understand

Things I don’t understand, part 1

To me, the Prime Minister’s speech was pure electioneering, currying favour in selected quarters to raise his stock. Throughout the speech, I was amazed, in the current financial climate, at the number of references to rising expenditure in so many categories, including foreign aid, In addition he talked about full employment, when professionals and tradesmen… Continue reading Things I don’t understand, part 1

I beg to differ

Having read a number of the reports of statements made by different MPs, I get the impression that all they are interested in is their own party politics, and the internal infighting that is coupled with it. The interests of the country seem to be on the backburner at a time of the greatest turmoil… Continue reading I beg to differ

The anomolies of the credit crunch

The power shift.The extremely wealthy will go on purchasing from the very best shops, otherwise no one would know that they were the very wealthy. The yuppies, with their champagne glass, before taking the tube home, I suspect will be searching the ‘situations vacant’ columns in the press. The middle class, and the lower-middle-class, with… Continue reading The anomolies of the credit crunch

Logic and honesty in short supply

I am referring mainly to this endless debacle of airlines going out of business. First of all I want to consider insurance, in the round. Over a period of nearly 60 years I have been duped a number of times, by allegedly responsible and trustworthy insurance companies, because the small print has been both ambiguous… Continue reading Logic and honesty in short supply

Are we over sophisticated

Being without broadband for nearly 7 weeks and a telephone for a fortnight, together with my anti-virus becoming over sophisticated so that I can’t give it the answers it wants, and my Blog provider changing his system, have all given me time to reassess many things. One is whether we all need to be so… Continue reading Are we over sophisticated

Can we really understand Government policy

After two months I think I’m back, really, but I’m suspicious enough to be cautious. These days I am very concerned because I worry that we are no longer governed by the Cabinet, but rather by un-elected spin doctors, representatives from the Labour Party and other influences, in order for the existing government to maintain… Continue reading Can we really understand Government policy

One last word on the Olympics

To continue the comments on the Olympics written in yesterday’s post, and I hope for the last time. While it was pleasing to see that so many of our own athletes have achieved such success, the number expressing the extreme pressures the training had involved, and the relief of some that it was now over,… Continue reading One last word on the Olympics

19.08.08,I am Back at last

Authors note,and 4 questions Being without broadband for about 7 weeks and a telephone for a fortnight, has given me time to reassess the blog. Over a long period I have been unable to see my stats, but my Dutch friend, Jan, was able to tell me that my readership remained relatively stable in all… Continue reading 19.08.08,I am Back at last

The last post?

I feel rather like an American redwood tree, growing contentedly in a field, and now felled in the name of progress, because it was on the centre line of a new motorway. My current inability to go on the Internet, has given me pause to reassess my future. My daughter is convinced that circumstances are… Continue reading The last post?