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Do we Get the Police Force we Deserve?
As Cressida Dick becomes the latest domino to fall in a city engulfed in corruption, it makes me question the purpose of the police force and what it stands for. Bear in mind that they are funded by the taxpayer, so we, in effect, are the customer. There are aspects of the police force that do a great job for the public (the customer). They have to be on the ...
Measuring Happiness Against Economic Growth
My dad gets delivered the New Scientist magazine every week. It keeps his 89-year-old brain chugging along and stops it from getting lazy. He then hands them down to me to try and get my woeful scientific brain out of neutral and into first gear. Science fascinates me but I am not very good at it. I read some articles and my brain is saying, “Yep, yep…getting ...
Open Wallet Surgery at The Vyne in Sherborne St John
I took my dad to the hospital today for a minor procedure. I knew I would have to wait around for a while, so I went to The Vyne, a National Trust place just outside Sherborne St John. The dog needed walking, so it seemed a good idea. Runaway Prices As I pulled up, I got the same feeling I always get at these places. I knew that the cost would be just enough ...
A Narcissistic PM Indulging in Conspiracies
When I heard Boris Johnson shout a conspiracy theory at Keir Starmer the other day, I genuinely thought I had misheard what he had said. Like most observers, I have heard some bad stuff thrown around parliament in my time but this was unique. I have never heard an entirely false accusation that was initially released on a far-right conspiracy theory website. That's ...
Echo Chambers Won’t Define Johnson
With everything that is going on at the moment, it is easy to think that Johnson is finished. However, if you get caught up in your own echo chamber, it is easy to imagine that everyone is feeling the same. The reality is, it doesn’t matter what I, or anyone else who despises Johnson, thinks. Parties or no parties, I learnt to dislike Johnson years ago and have ...