Oh look, 76,000 Covid-related deaths and counting.  Hospitals around the country are either FULL, or nearly full, with Covid patients with complications (as well as the usual selection of patients; always more at this time of year because Seasonal Illnesses, even with 'flu jabs being administered to more people than ever this year.)

Very ( Read more... )

There was much joy and rejoicing as the first people were vaccinated against Covid-19 in the UK this week.  A light at the end of the tunnel!  Woohoo!  'Normal life' can be resumed!

Except it won't be, until at least 70% of the population has been vaccinated.  And that won't be until maybe 2023, because logistics*.

( And Then . . . )

We watch the BBC 6 o'Clock News most nights ( Read more... )

Of the present Government's intention to ditch a Legally Binding Agreement it made last year with the EU.

Some people have resigned posts they held in Government, because they Do Not want to be even associated with such immoral behaviour.

Others, eg: Justice Secretary Robert Buckland, have said that they will resign from the the government if ( Read more... )

“You cannot have freedom without a rule of law... And if you don't have it, what you tend to get is corruption and that is death to freedom, it's death to truth, it's death to honour, it's death to democracy.”
Margaret Thatcher, 1 October 1996.

These are alarming times for those of us who, like Margaret Thatcher, believe in a country governed by ( Read more... )

There is a saying, of which H reminds me occasionally,

"Never attribute to malice what is most probably due to plain human stupidity and incompetence."

( All The Same )

Good Afternoon Dear Reader *checks time of writing.  Yes, it's after noon now.  Here at least ( Read more... )

You might have heard of one man who decided that, in the face of the Corona virus pandemic, he was going to raise a bit of money for the NHS ( Read more... )

We are now in week four of Lockdown, albeit a voluntary one.  It seems to be working quite well.

( Easter Weekend )

Or at least that's how the old saying went.

But seriously?  No shame?  When you can't make ends meet.  When you can't get credit from banks and other 'reputable' loaners and have to go to Payday loan companies or even less reputable 'funders'.  When you have to get clothes from clothes banks, not even being able to afford the very reasonable ( Read more... )