Thursday the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Summer Economic Plan to help the UK economy recover from the Coronavirus pandemic. Summary here.

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So Wednesday was Budget Day.  It went, more or less, as expected: - squeeze benefits paid to the poor and people of different 'abilities' (aka Disablement Payments).  This was done so blatantly that the Work and Pensions Secretary, Ian Duncan Smith, has resigned.  Hmmm, seems there are Tories with Principles after all.  By which I mean principles ( Read more... )

Neil Harbisson is an artist, but unlike most artists he cannot see colour.  He is completely colour blind, it's a medical condition.  So he's developed a chip for himself which detects colours and interprets them as different musical notes.  Dur?  Dear Reader?  Got ten minutes? Go listen to him explain it all.  It's interesting.  Just think, ( Read more... )

On being a good daughter (sort of)

It's over a month since I last went to see Mum.  That was during half-term, she was on her own, my sis having taken off with her family on a winter sun break, & various Church activities having been put on 'hold' for the Half Term as some of the members have school age children.  This week I hope to get in in ( Read more... )