As Russia pummels an independent European state, all of us amateur current affairs enthusiasts are in a right old pickle. Where on earth will it all end up and how did the current and former leaders of the free world let it happen?
Corrupted by Roubles
I don’t really know but there is no doubting one thing. The west has allowed itself to be corrupted by roubles. Whether it is politicians dating back to the fall of the Berlin wall, ...
The other day, I made a joke that 99% of people who were acting hard in the face of storm Eunice were the types who voted Brexit. What I didn’t predict was that I was right.
From Wednesday until today’s aftermath, these people have been proving how tough they are. Before the storm, it was all about how back in the day, it was just called a storm. We put a jacket on and just got on with it.
Storm in Tea Cup
Now the storm is ...
After Reading FC lost against Kidderminster in the FA Cup at the weekend, I received some ribbing from members of our cricket club. This is because I am a long time supporter of The Royals. This was compounded by 7-0 drubbing by Fulham last night. You want it low? Reading can take it lower.
The ribbing I received was time wasted, because I really didn’t care. This got me wondering why I don’t care much about football anymore. Is age ...
I was reading something the other day about NHS outsourcing. This, if you don’t know, is allowing private companies to undertake NHS services. My brain hasn’t got the capacity to remember which companies are which, because there are so many. The important bit was the claim that some private contractors had actually done a half decent job.
As I read it, the pitch given to the masses is that to make the NHS fully functional, some services ...
After something of a lull, Crypto companies have upped their game on me again recently. Mainly through emails but also via social media. I am guessing this may be because I have inadvertently clicked on something. Or maybe overheard talking about crypto currency by my sinister friend, Alexa. I guess I am not helping my own cause by sitting here writing a blog about it.
These emails are getting more subtle nowadays. There was a time when they ...
