Image thanks to USA Today I’m not an antivaxer, I have had all of my jabs. I ensured that my daughters had their jabs and I understand the significant effect that vaccination has had on infectious diseases across the world. They have saved billions of lives. Why then am I concerned about the upcoming COVID-19 … Continue reading Vaccine, yes or no?
Wear a bracelet
Image thanks to Fox Business From the Independent: ‘People in the UK who test negative for coronavirus should be given a wristband to help them identify themselves as Covid-free, a government advisory body has recommended. Allowing citizens who display the wristband to move around more freely would help the country recover more quickly, according to … Continue reading Wear a bracelet
Call out a plumber
Image thanks to PlanIt Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Leader of the Commons has compared the Government’s handling of the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid-19 pandemic to a response to a water leak in your house. He said the government was in the situation of “having a leak at two in the morning” … Continue reading Call out a plumber
Do away with benefits
Image thanks to listal.com We should do away with benefits altogether, not because people don’t need the money but because they do not solve the problem. The idea that society’s philanthropy will look after those less well off has served its time. It harks back to a time of the poor house and debtor’s prison. … Continue reading Do away with benefits
The (American) people have spoken
Ingae thanks to Electoral Integirty Projet It looks like the American Election is drawing to a close. There has been the highest electoral turnout ever which is quite something. To be honest though I don’t understand how anyone can have voted for Trump, yet over seventy million people did. Once again though, the two party … Continue reading The (American) people have spoken
House of Lords
The House of Lords is too big and filled with political cronies. It is not representative of the people it is supposed to represent and we don’t get a chance to vote to say who should join. Other than that it's fine! According to Parliament.uk it is independent from, and complements the work of, the … Continue reading House of Lords
Suffer little children
There are good people about I understand that it is the responsibility of the parents to feed their children. I totally get that. What I don’t understand is how we can have 1.4 million children relying on school meals. In truth, I do understand. Our system is totally broken, a system in which people in … Continue reading Suffer little children
In good faith
Like most of us, I don’t know the half of it when it comes to the free trade agreement negotiations with the EU but, from an outsider’s perspective they don’t seem to be going well. The Prime MInister has now said that there is no basis for negotiations and that we should prepare for a … Continue reading In good faith
We’re all immigrants from somewhere
Other migrants are available Whenever things aren’t necessarily going their way the government can always rely on immigration to raly its supporters. It is one of the buttons that can be pressed to incite the tame press into action. The need for people to cross the channel in dinghies is indeed an issue but not … Continue reading We’re all immigrants from somewhere
Vote for what you don’t want
In our system of first past the post, we vote for the best candidate for our constituency. Of course, very few people take the time to read up or speak to the candidate and instead tend to rely upon the outpourings of the party they claim to represent. Many of us will vote along party … Continue reading Vote for what you don’t want
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 