There are a lot of questions these days. Will we get on top of the virus, when will lockdown end and what will the world look like when it is all over, assuming it does? Many of us, those that are lucky enough to be able to, are working from home, tapping away at their … Continue reading Will we all be working from home?
Constituency boundaries
Should constituency boundaries be left to politicians to decide? Surely not, however well intentioned they are, there will always be a temptation to manipulate them in an attempt to divert votes in favour of their own party or away from the opposition. Instead it should be left to mathematics and geography with the politicians only … Continue reading Constituency boundaries
What is wrong with Zoom?
I’m picking on Zoom as it is the online meeting platform that has captured the zeitgeist. Although there are others and despite its poor initial reputation for security it seems to be the most widely used. You see, I don’t like them. I am sick of being on them. I am fed up with being … Continue reading What is wrong with Zoom?
The Road to Wooden Gate Junction
If I ever get around to writing my auto-biography, not that anyone would be interested in my life, ‘The Road to Wooden Gate Junction’ would be a great title. It sounds exotic, it tells of a journey to unknown places and it leaves the reader enthralled at the prospect of going there with me. Until … Continue reading The Road to Wooden Gate Junction
A month in lockdown – Z is for zoom
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. Z is for Zoom, the online meeting platform. Although others are available and more established, for some reason Zoom has become the … Continue reading A month in lockdown – Z is for zoom
A month in lockdown – Y is for yearning
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. Y is for yearning, for all those things I miss from before we were in lockdown. Here are twenty of them in … Continue reading A month in lockdown – Y is for yearning
A month in lockdown – X is for xenophobia
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. X is for xenophobia, the fear of foreigners. Be in no doubt, COVID-19 is someone's fault, or so our media and certain … Continue reading A month in lockdown – X is for xenophobia
A month in lockdown – W is for world
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. W is for world, you know, the place where we live. We humans are arrogant in that we think the world revolves … Continue reading A month in lockdown – W is for world
A month in lockdown – V is for vaccine
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. V is for vaccine, our greatest hope in overcoming COVID-19. Finding an effective vaccine would provide the level of immunity that the … Continue reading A month in lockdown – V is for vaccine
A month in lockdown – U is for underreporting
The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. U is for underreporting. Every day the latest grisly figures are announced showing the number of people falling ill with COVID-19 or … Continue reading A month in lockdown – U is for underreporting
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 