I wish the Queen well, she is obviously not well yet her lack of attendance at this year’s Queen’s Speech once again highlights the mockery we have of a democratic system. According to a statement from Buckingham Palace, “The Queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems, and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided … Continue reading The Queen’s Speech
Should we be worried?
Image thanks to Brighton Journal According to a poll, 42% of people aged 18-24 are not aware local elections are taking place on 5th May. Should we be worried? (BTW I can’t actually find the poll but it’s all over Twitter so it must be true.) Perhaps but not necessarily in the way the headline … Continue reading Should we be worried?
A basic lack of understanding
Easter has been and gone for another year. I hope you managed to have a nice break. Not everyone did as it was plain to see that the vitriol in politics never took any time off. It has now become a tradition at Easter for politicians, especially Conservative ones, to post a message proclaiming their … Continue reading A basic lack of understanding
Law breakers
The Prime Minister broke the law, his own law, one that he banged on and on about at the almost nightly COVID briefings. Not that anyone was listening. Clearly he wasn’t . The Chancellor broke the law, the same law as did almost fifty others. Downing Street is awash with law breakers. The two most … Continue reading Law breakers
Difficult decisions
One of the biggest challenges of democracy is its ability or inability to make difficult decisions. Turkeys rarely vote for Christmas yet it is clear that there is an increasing number of difficult decisions that lie ahead, both for the country and globally. Issues such as how will we pay for an ageing population and … Continue reading Difficult decisions
Deflating capitalism
Image thanks to DailyUKNews I have been reading with interest about the activities of a group of activists going under the name of Tyre Extinguishers. Although they have been around since the middle of last year there has been a marked increase in their activity in this last month. They do what they say on … Continue reading Deflating capitalism
We don’t need cheaper fuel
What a bumpy ride the chancellor is having. A self avowed Thatcherite he wants to preside over a low tax, low public sector economy, the much vaunted yet meaningless Singapore on Thames. He finds himself however, with one of the biggest tax rises in living memory and a huge expansion of public sector borrowing. Not … Continue reading We don’t need cheaper fuel
Political parties should not form governments
When you are in the middle of something it is hard to see that there are other alternatives. This is so with our current political system where the party with the most seats gets to form the government. Occasionally when the particular party does not have enough seats in parliament to form a majority then … Continue reading Political parties should not form governments
Zoom bombed
Image thanks to IT@SDSU I was in a Zoom call that got bombed. I can’t recall this happening before though I have been in some odd online meetings. The event was called ‘Switching the Stereotypes: transformational leadership in the workplace’ and was partly in celebration of International Women’s Day. It took us all a while … Continue reading Zoom bombed
Holier than thou
Image thanks to WorldWar42 The situation in Ukraine is appalling. I can see no justification for Russia to be doing what it is doing. I’m not there though and so the only view that I can obtain is from our side of the fence. I believe what I am reading and watching yet you know … Continue reading Holier than thou
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 