One of the things I find most alarming about the
coronavirus, is not so much how the government are dealing with it now. It is
more of a case that ordinary people, Joe Public, the man on the street, or
whatever you want to call them, think the government should not be questioned.
The last time I checked, the common consensus in a democracy
is that you need a strong opposition. A government of any colour needs to be
taken to task to ensure ...
I was on Facebook earlier when a post from a chap I worked
with in the early 90’s came up. He was basically saying that the government
should beyond criticism and that Kier Starmer needs to shut it, as he once defended
Jimmy Savile.
I scrolled through the replies and there was loads of aggression
and hatred, with the obligatory venom aimed at Jeremey Corbyn and Diane Abbott.
There were a few more sensibly minded folks on there as well. One ...
Health minister, Matt Hancock, has announced that the government
has spent £20 million on rewards for NHS workers on the frontline.
All doctors and nurses in the NHS will be given genuine Rolex watches after Hancock struck a deal with Rolex dealer, Lucky Asyulikey (above) from Fuengirola, on the Costa Del Sol, Spain.
The government has paid Lucky up front, on a buyer collects
deal. The watches should be ready within the fortnight and ...
During the coronavirus outbreak I have been increasingly intrigued by the subject of denial. Please read into this as you will and feel free to comment. It is a subject I am learning as I go along, so I am not an expert, far from it (who needs experts eh?). The reason I am intrigued by denial is because of how I have seen processes of it in myself and learnt how to override it. For instance, when I first heard about coronavirus, I tried ...
I was saddened to hear about the passing of my old friend, Colin Norton, yesterday.
I have known Colin for 30 years after meeting him in The
Wellington Arms in Baughurst, a pub that my parents went on to run for a few raucous
years in the late 90’s. I am not one to indulge in the past, but they were good
times. It was a time when pub goers had nicknames. He was called ‘Cottage’ or ‘Cottage
Col’.
It was a pub that, when you ...