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 gone. This meant I fell further back as others pushed on. My dad (a nuclear
scient...
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 profession to guide him. On the other side of the floor sat Johnson, all impulse and ...
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 War II, 75 years after it ended. We are so traumatised by it; we cannot leave it ...
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 that we could not
have seen this coming and the best we could do is be reactive. ...
It is great to hear the news Priti ‘Vacant’ Patel is
going to be cleared of systematic bullying of staff. Fortunately, an independent
internal inquiry set up by Boris Johnson and chaired by cabinet ministers, has ensured
government transparency.
It will be a relief to
the general public that investigations under the Ministerial Code require that details
of the case be not written down. They also contain no rights for those who
might ...
