Supporting Football – Can I Be Bothered?
After Reading FC lost against Kidderminster in the FA Cup at the weekend, I received some ribbing from members of our cricket club. This is because I am a long time supporter of The Royals. This was compounded by 7-0 drubbing by Fulham last night. You want it low? Reading can take it lower. The ribbing I received was time wasted, because I really didn’t care. This got me wondering why I don’t care much about football anymore. Is age ...
The NHS and Public Sector Contractors
I was reading something the other day about NHS outsourcing. This, if you don’t know, is allowing private companies to undertake NHS services. My brain hasn’t got the capacity to remember which companies are which, because there are so many. The important bit was the claim that some private contractors had actually done a half decent job. As I read it, the pitch given to the masses is that to make the NHS fully functional, some services ...
The Complex World of Online Scams!
After something of a lull, Crypto companies have upped their game on me again recently. Mainly through emails but also via social media. I am guessing this may be because I have inadvertently clicked on something. Or maybe overheard talking about crypto currency by my sinister friend, Alexa. I guess I am not helping my own cause by sitting here writing a blog about it. These emails are getting more subtle nowadays. There was a time when they ...
What Will 2022 Bring?
As we drift into another year, I am torn. My glass is can’t decide whether it’s half full or half empty. Will the UK continue to descend into madness, or will the tide turn? Is populism in its final throes of madness as the masses wake from their apathy? I haven’t got a clue, to be honest. The other week I saw a conversation on social media that caught my attention. It suggested that the best way to deal with all the madness and chaos, ...
Those Ruddy Experts and Why We Should Support Them
Boris Johnson has gambled on omicron, and it may well pay off for him. What is alarming, is how all the populists are chasing after epidemiologists like pack dogs. Forget facts, Sage got it all wrong. They were just trying to scare us into lockdown for whatever reason you want to impulsively make up in your head. The truth is that Chris Whitty and sage had a decent idea where omicron was heading, a few weeks ago. They knew it was going to ...