In a way I am sorry because it was quite fun entertainment watching how useless he could be! Jenrick gone too with no tears here (he says he is proud of what he achieved – is he referring to his bank balance?).
INFLATION – LEVELLING UP POSTPONED
COVID
Currently 1000 people a day are being admitted to hospital with Covid. Rates of 300+ per 100000 per week seem to be the norm in England. Plan A does not seem to working too well Johnson. Wearing face masks in Parliament is requested but ignored by all on the Government benches. Vaccine passport proposal has been dropped. Advice to work from home has also been dropped.
HURRICANE NICHOLAS
With speed up to 110kph and 25mm of rainfall this tropical storm is dying down and although he rainfall could cause problems should not cause a major problem. There are no more imminent tropical. storms at the moment.
CHILDREN VACCINATION
WEEK 5 FOOTBALL
COOKING
Supermarket delivery today, so some meat for the first time for ages. Roast chicken with lemon, baked potato (I am still debating, maybe rice instead), sauce (spinach, onion, garlic, chives, thyme, red pepper, Szechuan pepper and tomato) I think. Bit of a late surge on the tomato front, and chillies looking good, orange and yellow.
RANDOM THOUGHT
I have a lot of indoor plants – 60+ – and probably use about 3ltrs a day in watering them which is presumably either evaporated or transpired. What impact does this have on my living environment?
BREXIT
The proBrexit lobby has an easy time during Covid. But now the shit is really hitting the fan. Customs duties up by £600 million this year. Labour shortages across the board but especially in agriculture where crops are rotting in the fields, lorry drivers (100000) short, nurses (NHS shortages of approx 80000), care homes 120000 shortfall.
Insulate Britain
Campaigners bring M25 to a halt this morning. Forget the anti campaign who state the pollution caused by 10 mile tailbacks. The campaign is in the headlines – it really is shameful that we have not acted o this years ago.