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Social Media and Coronavirus
Who remembers the good old days back when we were in full lockdown? The days when those of us who like reading, thought that with a bit of effort, we would be able to understand what Covid19 was all about. The timeline for all of us was different but for the people I know well, the days of being an epidemiologist ended around mid-summer. Oddly, Tony Blair sealed the deal for me (yes, the evil one who started the second Iraq war because he ...
Standards Don’t Count Anymore!
Last night, Conservative MP’s voted against an amendment bill that would force foreign food exporters to adhere to domestic food standards. These standards protect animal welfare and food quality. Why would anyone want to compromise that? Why would anyone put British farming at risk by allowing any other nation (notably America) to only be asked to apply their own food standards to exports into Britain. Trade Deals For trade deals of ...
Brexit & How The USA Come Into Play
I wonder how many people who voted Brexit knew that at some point during all the lies and propaganda, the USA would come into play. There is a long and strong ancestral link between the US and Ireland; America, you may remember, played a major role in the peace agreement. If the UK government break the law with regards to their ‘Oven Ready’ Brexit deal and destabilise peace in Ireland, then ladies, and gentlemen, we have a problem. ...
U Turns and Jobs For the Boys!
Amongst all the talk of twelve U-turns by our hopeless government over the last few months, something has been missed. As much as the hopelessness of the government U-Turns needs to be highlighted by the opposition, something else, in my opinion, is even more important. It is this. At some point around February/March time, when a global pandemic became inevitable, members of our government made a choice. They decided that if there was to be ...
Laying Off the Meat!
I am having a go at not eating meat. I have lasted 11 days but unlike other death sentence habits I have stopped in the past, I am not craving it. That said, I am not denying that the day might come where I am crawling the walls screaming “BACON SANDWICH…NOW!” Don’t worry, I haven’t started wearing dungarees or grown one of those ponytails that bald men create to pretend they are not bald; I just thought I would try it out. And ...