Is a Speed Limit of 70 mph Reasonable?
Our recent regular trips to the ROI and the UAE has made me consider how archaic our speed limits are...
Category: Lifestyle
NHS – Two Tier System? – How dare they……
Strange how its taken the NHS Leaders in Scotland to suggest what is clearly a sensible proposal and that is...
David Walliams – Fair Target or Over Reaction
The Guardian and Metro not for the first time seek to create a headline from old events. Let’s take a...
“Striking” – Are you workers for real
I have to admit I have been rather surprised and disappointed by the recent strike action by Rail and Postal...
“Just Stop Oil” – Here we go again….
Now my generation more than any has “f**ked up the world” good style, it has wanted all the benefits but...
“Excuse me have you got 2 minutes” – ’Millions have less than £100 saved as prices soar’
The autumn sun is shining down in Dubai, its great and it’s wonderful to see the family here. Hopefully while...
Wisdom comes with Age – Youth is wasted on the Young?
While trawling for a quick blog on what was for me a quiet day, this one made me smile. A...
Immigration – It’s a long way from Albania, what happened on route.
Some interesting articles are doing the rounds at present, from the horrific fire bomb of an immigration centre to the...
“Rules are for Fools” – Part 1 – Re-set Your Moral Compass
You may have noticed that I recently quoted rules in my blog, the more observant of you would probably have...
Parenting – “Have you a Licence to do that?”
I have for many years found it hard to understand why quite rightly you need to pass a test to...
Regrets – “I’ve had a few, but then again too few to mention”.
My Grand Daughter, IGY now aged 6, gave me a wonderful book for Christmas 2019 and I have just got...
“The Bird is Freed” – but will it be good or bad, time alone will tell…..
I am not great lover of social media in any form, this may seem strange to some of you now...
Abortion – The right to live or let die!
The upcoming USA mid-term elections has raised again the issue of abortion in a country with quite liberal approaches to...
Qatar FIFA World Cup – Here we go, here we go, here we go….but not you lot!
The new/old Foreign Secretary JC, I’ve lost track on this, rattled a few cages recently by providing what on the...
Playing on the Keyboard – Don’t just press Send
Well, on my return home on Monday from a rare work adventure, SEM advised me that I had made a...
Friday Night Live – Are we ready for Take Two?
I have to admit I am a great fan of BE and his books, what a wordsmith. His ability to...
Jab or No Jab – That is the Question
SEM and I have now had our Covid Booster and Flu Jab’s and has been the case with all my...
Prefect – ‘Just Perfect’
Well JM has just let me know that the CEO at HHS has decided that Prefects will no longer be...
Health & Fitness ” I’m Happy in my Body”
Something that we can all control and influence quite easily, but it would however appear that many do not have...
“Just Stop Oil” Protest – let them get on with it….open the bridge
Well, we are fortunate that we live in a country where you are able to protest and make your point,...
