For those of you who don’t know, I supply management and
contract staff in the commercial M&E (Mechanical & Electrical)
industry. At a guess, I reckon I have had the inconvenience of having around
fifteen projects cancelled delayed in my 23 years in this industry.
These have either been because of fears of structural damage,
or a suspicion that there may be signs of asbestos on the site. It is a pain in
the arse because what ...
It has been interesting seeing more people again and hearing
how they have been coping with lockdowns and major changes to their lives.
As someone who has done a 20-year apprenticeship working
from home in preparation for Covid19, I have been affected far less than most.
In the months between the cricket season, I am often isolated, and generally,
that’s the way I like it.
I walk with my dog to places where I am unlikely to see too ...
Anyone who plays or supports recreational cricket (and isn’t
a total Boris Johnson sycophant) would have learnt over the last fortnight what
a lying, blustering, cretin the Prime Minister is.
For reasons I can’t explain, Johnson seems to be targeting recreational cricket
as a way to prove he knows what he is talking about. He tries to explain, with
faux authority, why cricket is unique and cannot go ahead.
Blagging and Waffling
All ...
The term ‘Whataboutism’ is something that came to my attention the other day. I had sort of heard of it, but I didn’t really know it was a tool used as a way of deflecting guilt.
Nazi Germany and the USSR
Apparently, it was well used in Nazi Germany and Cold war Russia.
Germany would defend putting Jews in camps, with other European countries doing
the same thing during the ‘Race to Africa’.
Communist Russia would deflect ...
One of the hardest things to understand as a white person, is
what it is like to be a black person. I think that the events of the last week
should tell us to try harder to find a way of understanding.
There was a chap on the radio earlier today who caught my
attention. He described himself as six foot three and of West Indian descent. He
explained a situation where a woman ploughed into his car. The accident was her
fault but because of his ...
