Category Archives: Politics

Any Old Day….

Posted on July 4, 2020 by

Another day in lockdown (sort of).

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Be careful what you wish for…

Posted on July 3, 2020 by

Was it just one week ago?  Was it really? Well yes it was and boy have things changed since I moaned about the tiny heatwave we were enduring at the time (by we I mean me!).  Since that day it … Continue reading →

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Lines on the ground…

Posted on July 1, 2020 by

So here we go again…we are back into lockdown – sort of I think – but as I sit here writing this the nearby major road seems to be just as busy as it was yesterday when weren’t back in … Continue reading →

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Doing things the Hard Way….

Posted on June 27, 2020 by

With just over five months to go Donald Trump still faces the same electoral problem he did when I last wrote about this – he needs to get an additional 6% of the vote to have a really good chance … Continue reading →

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Contemplating the Eternity of Nothing….

Posted on June 22, 2020 by

Over the past few days the monotony of the lockdown (I’m really not sure whether this is still a thing anymore?) has been getting to me.   Thank goodness for Procreate!

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An Appointment with MTV…

Posted on June 19, 2020 by

  There was a time when MTV ruled the musical roost.  Oh those heady 1980’s when there was such a muzz about the place when Thriller was released.  How things have changed and yet possibly the same – we may … Continue reading →

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15 weeks….

Posted on June 14, 2020 by

It is 15 weeks since I last visited Abbey Park in Leicester (A lot can happen in 15 weeks – over 41 thousand of me fellow citizens can die from the coronavirus for instance – but life must go on).  … Continue reading →

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The New Normal?….

Posted on June 11, 2020 by

  There was a time when someone asked you “Are  you ok?” and you replied that “You’ve got a bit of a cold” the other person didn’t take a step back and look at you with great suspicion.   Well I’ve … Continue reading →

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The first day of the rest of your life….

Posted on June 8, 2020 by

So today is the first day of the new UK quarantine which on the face of it sounds like a good idea.  We’re just about getting to the end of the first wave of the pandemic in Britain and the … Continue reading →

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World Class Nonsense….

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

A number of years ago The Thick of It pilloried New Labour and coalition governments.  The show gave the world many great things but the word ‘Omnishambles‘ was probably the most memorable (In a world of Dominic Cummings Malcolm Tucker … Continue reading →

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