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Not So Much Fun Time for the Blagging Buffoon!
Who would have thought that within six months of being Prime Minister, Boris Johnson would have his friends in the right-wing media circling above him like vultures? For Johnson to have The Daily Telegraph turning on him is a special moment. It is just unfortunate it is a health crisis he is making a hash of. Although, in truth it would always have taken someth...
Vaccines, Immunity and Viruses!
I have never been much use at science and maths. I would sit there in the class and some boring bloke would droll on about numbers and letters as I got lost in a distant haze. I could do basic maths (arithmetic) quite well, but chemistry, physics and biology were alien to me. On the odd occasion I could just about follow it, then by the next lesson it would be ...
Down in the Dispatch Box With Johnson and Starmer
It was interesting seeing Keir Starmer in the dispatch box yesterday. It was like watching two ends of the spectrum as he and Johnson traded blows rather than insults. Insults may be seen negative in tough times, but I am sure they will come. In Starmer, you have a man who studies detail. He is taking his job seriously and using all his experience in the law ...
Clinging on to Ancient Glories!
A friend of mine was telling me the other day that when he was a kid, he asked his father why Italy and Rome had become so insignificant. This was the reply he got from his father, who was an ex RAF sergeant. “A nation that dwells on past glories, goes into a decline it can’t free itself from!” It appears that he is right. We are still trapped in World ...
What Have We Learned Through Lockdown?
As we reached the end of April, I tried to reflect on what we have learnt over the last six weeks of being in lockdown. Things have moved on quickly. There are daily developments that swing from feeling hopeful to downright depressing. Where is the way out of this and can we avoid being the world leaders on death rates? When the lockdown came, the consensus was ...