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How Lack of Political Education Allowed a Pathway for Boris Johnson!
I don't want to sound too rude but I am going to state a simple fact. 99% of the people I know who are either not very bright or think that politics is boring, love (or loved) a bit of Boris Johnson. For them, he was funny, chaotic and had 'down the pub' answers to complex questions. Johnson and those who promoted him knew their target audience and how that audience ...
The Plight of Our Chalk Streams
I don’t know whether it is a coincidence or not but documentaries by David Attenborough and Paul Whitehouse in recent weeks have both featured Hampshire chalk streams. I care about these because I walk amongst them daily. 80% of the world’s chalk streams are right here, in Hampshire. I can even see one (The Bourne Rivulet) from my bedroom window. These ...
A Tale of Gluttony
Since finding out about having high blood pressure, cholesterol and BMI, I have been wondering about my diet. So, what’s wrong with my diet, and why am I susceptible to gluttony? Between Meals Denial When the quack finished grilling me yesterday, I felt a bit indignant. Nearly all the food in our house is fresh and we rarely have things like take outs. I ...
A Tale of Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
I was feeling a bit odd the other week and someone said to me “oh you should get your blood pressure checked Bob, it’s a silent killer”. Part of me didn’t want to do it, so I pretended that because I walk the dog a lot, I had nothing to worry about it. Off to see the Nurse Then I thought I’d better do it, especially as I had nothing to worry about. ...
When the Tories Came up Against People Who are not Desperate for Money
When the Tory membership at the BBC decided to go after Gary Lineker, they failed to realise that they couldn’t be the bully boys for once. Tories are used to crushing people who have to put food on the table, into submission. However, during and after the pandemic then through their constructed ‘Stop the Boats’ campaign, they have run into people who are not ...