Too many cowboys

I get the impression that because we have so many people at the top of government, which includes Mandelson, constantly at the PM’s shoulder, that there is confusion among the civil servants as to whose orders they are to obey, and as I suspect the orders are coming as a result of panic, thick and… Continue reading Too many cowboys

Information and vocabulary

I started my IT skills with the BBC computer, and have been advancing slowly but steadily ever since. With time the amount of information available has become so extraordinarily vast and complex, that it is only those who surf the Net regularly who can find things easily. Due to my immobility, and the fact that… Continue reading Information and vocabulary

The era of bad taste

It seems that anything goes in this battle of the parties, fighting an ephemeral election, before it has been called, when the public have never been so apathetic and so terribly incensed at politics. The politicians seem to forget that decorum is the one thing that the public seeks in its representatives, and when it… Continue reading The era of bad taste

Loophole in Ministers statement.

Andrew Marr, questioned Ed Miliband, Minister for Global Warning, about the future on television, this Sunday morning, and asked about all the effects which would contribute to global warming in the future, and what was being done about them. In the question Marr included both transportation and the flying in of food from abroad. The… Continue reading Loophole in Ministers statement.

The Legals and Advertising

When I was young the local pecking order started with the clergy, next came the doctor, then the solicitor if we were lucky enough to have one. Local, national and international politics were on the backburner because we were all suffering a stultifying apathy after the First World War. So you’ll forgive me if I… Continue reading The Legals and Advertising

Reticence

There are two things that are required to make a blog successful, one is that it is essential that what you write has a bearing on reality, is interesting, and succinct. The second is never to write for the sake of writing. In other words, reticence. This was brought to mind by a serious accident… Continue reading Reticence