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...
Quote: “You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough” (MW)
Trumps Presidential Hopes
It came as no real surprise that DT finally made clear his intention to run for president in 2024. What...
England’s Hopes Dashed and Fulfilled in 24 Hours – The Euphoria and Despair of Sport
This autumn provided an opportunity for me to get behind England at sports I only really consider at international level...
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...
England Qatar World Cup Winners – Chances reducing by the minute
The subject of the Qatar World Cup and England’s performance are likely to be the topic of a few blogs...
“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...
Marching on Together – You’ll never walk alone
Well, a weeks’ a long time in politics and football for that matter. There was last weekend, a prospect of...
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...
Red verses Blue – Part 2 – “No way are they changing” – The Road to Victory.
Let’s be realistic, if you are a true Red or a Blue you ain’t changing allegiance no matter what. You...
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...
That’s not cricket….. but it’s quite straight forward
I have never been a great lover of ‘the sound of leather on willow’, but I am led to believe...
