Again filling the front pages with excitable bollox. Why would the EU want the UK to rejoin when a major party has grown due to its distatste for the EU (Reform and with the Tories rump still a sizeable percentage of the electorate). Yes the British economy is 5th in the world ranked by GDP, but the EU will not be rushing to allow the UK to rejoin as it has bigger problems at the moment – namely the Russian threat, Trumps instability, and the growth of right wing populism. So maybe a Starmer’ish approach of little by little would be better.?
Ebola – a very nasty disease and the WHO have declared an emergency. Should we be bothered? Well over 200.000 international visitors travel from Congo every year – so it would not be impossible for it to spread? In our interconnected world nowadays we need organisations like the WHO to keep us safe! And Trump has cut funding to zero – bastard! The disease has already had 2 victims in neighbouring Uganda – cuts to aid by the US has reduced early warning systems and possibly enabled the spread of the disease.
An article in the paper today talked about food poverty in the countryside. Yes food in the local shop is expensive and not organic -But did these people learn nothing in school about healthy diets – being a single mother does not have a prerequisite that their children should live on fast food and takeaways. They are often living with gardens – plant some seeds then! And then cook fresh veg – even if more expensive than Aldi or Lidl – it is still cheaper and healthier than preprepared crap. So I have no sympathy for those who cannot be bothered to peel a few veg, a chunk of mincemeat and some pasta/potatoes/rice.