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Forget Fishing, The Deal is all About Standards
I was speaking to a work colleague the other day and he was adamant that British standards wouldn’t change after a No Deal Brexit (If it happens). His theory is that British companies are renown for operating over and above EU regulations with regards to workers rights, the environment and health & safety. What I tried to point out is regulations are not put in place to stop good people operating. They are there to stop crooks producing ...
Is There 5 Billion Planet Earths?
My dad gave me a few copies of the New Scientist when I visited him last week. He told me I would find them interesting, but I wasn’t sure if he was taunting me. I was perpetually ‘worst in class’ when it came to understanding how letters could be numbers, so I was not sure if this would be the mag for me. However, I was pleasantly surprised. It’s got loads of stuff about vaccines, the weather, geography, geology, the lot. It also has a ...
The Pathway to Freedom From Covid-19
So, the pathway to freedom is here. After 10 months of upheaval and uncertainty, we can see a route to freedom with the announcement vaccines are coming to the rescue. It’s a remarkable achievement and a vital one too, as there appeared to be no simple end to this crisis. However, there are potholes along the way. Distribution, anti-vaxers and the time it will take to push down the R rate would, it appears, mean that normality will take ...
Christmas Ending up in Tiers
No one knows what is going on anymore. Not me, not you, not anyone. The term ‘yesterday’s chip paper’, came about as an expression that bad news would soon be forgotten. Now, we are in a period when it should be known as ‘an hour a go’s chip paper’. It is little wonder that Priti Patel and the government could get away with covering up her bullying antics. They all knew that by Monday, something else would have taken the story ...
Corruption Suspicion? Write to the Government Anti-Corruption Champion
One thing many people have noticed recently, is corruption in UK politics. Before Covid-19 hit, it was non-existent freight companies with terms and conditions from a fast-food menu. However, it was the good old coronavirus that sent allegations of corruption into overdrive. PPE, Test & Trace and Vaccines Suddenly, newly formed PPE, Test & Trace, and vaccine companies, saw money flying around like confetti at a gangster’s ...