The Plight of Our Chalk Streams

Posted on March 19, 2023

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 precious rivers are under threat from a range of environmental factors, including ...

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A Tale of Gluttony

Posted on March 15, 2023

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 told the doctor the type of things we eat and how much dog walking I do. This left ...

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A Tale of Blood Pressure and Cholesterol

Posted on March 13, 2023

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. So off I trundled to see the nurse on Friday morning. As I sat in the waiting ...

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When the Tories Came up Against People Who are not Desperate for Money

Posted on March 11, 2023

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 fighting for scraps. Big Money and Education Sports stars are not miners ...

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Gary Lineker – Is Opinion Free?

Posted on March 8, 2023

The Tory Party and their media buddies are getting themselves in a right old pickle over Gary Lineker aren’t they? They want him sacked by the BBC for effectively calling their immigration policies being in line with 1930’s Germany. A bit of basic reading validates his opinion but let’s remove that from the equation, at least for now. Employment The last time I checked, Gary Lineker was a freelance journalist. He is not a PAYE ...

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