A couple of proviso’s – the Met Office stopped doing these years ago as they are too unreliable. And of course the government should have a worst case scenario detailed plan ready to go.
TIME FOR A RETHINK
Many things are broken or not functioning properly in our society. The prime Minister bangs on about levelling up – why? because too many in society have been left behind. Our free market economy is reliant on poorly paid workers with little security. The supply chain is breaking apart and patching it will only delay the need for an overhaul.
BREXIT
ROAD PRICING
Government is in a bind over loss of tax as more cars go electric. Estimates of the tax loss are £10 billion by 2030 and £30 billion by 2040. It can hardly put tax on electric cars, at least until they are the norm, and cannot replace the fuel tax as electricity is ubiquitous. We already have road pricing of sorts with the congestion charge in London, and the Motorway Toll road.
COVID VACCINE
Surely no one believes anything Johnson says. At the G7 he stated that the whole world would be vaccinated by the end of next year. WHO set a target of of this month to jab 10% of the population in all countries. December deadline is 30% with no chance of success. COVAX has channelled just 4% of vaccines to poorer countries. By January we will collectively have produced enough vaccine for every adult on the planet. So what is going wrong?
PASTA CONCERNS
The hot dry spell has hit the durum wheat crop in Canada, whilst the wet spring has already affected the Italian crop. Climate change hitting spagbol and pizza is a real crisis.
Prices for pasta are expected to rise by 50% in line with recent price rises of the wheat. I shall stock up on ‘OO’ flour.
HURRICANE LARRY
Likely to lash into Bermuda later today, at the moment is too far north to affect USA. 9th of September is early to have reached L in the alphabet of storms and there are 6 or 7 weeks of potential hazards to go.
WEATHER FORECASTS
CLIMATE CHANGE DENIERS
I like the quote ‘there is no need to give two sides of an argument about whether it is raining – just look out of the fucking window”. The fossil fuel industry, having spent $billions supporting spurious scientific claims about climate change is in retreat. However the Tory party is full of selfish pricks.
POSITIVE NEWS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Well done Julia Davies, lawyer and former part owner of Osprey Europe outdoor equipment company. rather than buy and rewind some land herself she has guaranteed a £4 million loan to Dorset Wildlife Trust to obtain and rewild Court Farm near Bere Regis. this loan whatever then enabled the trust to obtain further grants. Let’s hope there are more philanthropists like her to counter decades of harmful farming policies.