Author: Richard

The great vaccine victory claimed by Brexiteers is turning sour. 9 EU countries, after a slow and clumsy start, have now overtaken the UK with numbers vaccinated. With our government having vaccine as its top policy, actually its only policy, is is sad that they seem to have given up on any policies to get more people vaccinated – new policy will be to trumpet the total number of jabs given so they can treble count people. Not all is rosy in the EU Bulgaria is on 16% and Romania 27%.

With headlines in some papers about Xmas dinner being cancelled and the Business Secretary saying ‘don’t panic’ it probably is time to be very worried. Britain is about 50% reliant on gas and the price has soared recently, possibly resulting in a £400 increase in household bills. 7 energy suppliers have gone bust with another 4 likely to go next week. CO2 is in short supply due to 2 plants shutting down due to cost of gas.

In a room with windows closed and 30 people there was not one wearing a mask. Is that the message to send to the public? Or is it that those present are just a bit thick?

I just had a look at the percentages – Sandford area 90.3% single -86% double. Compare this with Bourneville 76.2/68.6; Bedminster 76.1/68.6; Bodmin 77.4/83.4; Lostwithiel 80/85.8; Barton Hill Bristol 58.2/46.6, Holborn 48.4/42.5.

The term reappeared yesterday with Gove been given the job of overseeing it. Just how the tories think they will achieve it is down to smoke and mirrors. Of course the tories of the shires do not want the ruffians from the north getting on a level footing with them. The party is also practising austerity at the moment by cutting UC and the tax rises were mainly on the poor, and nowhere near enough to fund the NHS and Care.

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?).

3.2% increase in inflation mainly due to increase in food prices, and add in 2.5% National Insurance tax, and increasing energy costs, and then reductions in Universal Credit and record numbers of children living in poverty – a social disaster?

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.