Category: Politics

AKA the Daily Mail. How dare a $billionaire criticise a footballer for showing compassion. Oh how I hate this paper! Nearly as much as the Sun, actually maybe more! The Sun is rather irrelevant nowadays, but the Mail promotes hate – despicable. Star headline this morning was funny! Something like I can now have mother in-law and Great Uncle ? round – with a very sad face!

Public service salaries to be frozen ! TBH they cannot complain too much when about a million people have lost their jobs completely. However Slippery Sumak could also show some balls by hitting those very very rich people who have increased their wealth significantly with a stealth tax. A one off major hit on their increased wealth (supported by a lockdown of their physical assets in the UK in case we need to confiscate them for none payment). This is not anti-rich, just accepting that we all have to take a hit? The fairest would be a VAT increase but that would not help manufacturing.

So Major Catastrophe has learnt nothing from his success with Brexit. To win a campaign does not need scientific evidence or logic, just bluster and a message that appeals to the selfish. Vaccines are an inconvenience and the conspiracy theories support selfishness. So a significant proportion of the population will not take it. That these are the same people who complain about pubs being shut, having to wear a mask, their doctors surgery being closed for most illnesses reveals that common sense does not prevail. And people who believe that because they are under 50 they will be ok, are possibly wrong with at least 10% of these people getting long covid.

I am sad about this. Aid shows that we as one of the richest nations on the planet can help others. Not under the mean tories though! It seems a no brainer to me that aid to countries in need would restrict the spread of virus’s and others like it. But populism (basically saying what you think people want you to think), is a sensible way of government.

The second wave has been predicted sinceJune, been happening since the start of October. And still there is no clear message from the government. Apart from stay at home unless you have to go out, work from home unless you have to go to work. Hey you incompetent excuse for a human being – yes you Johnson – stop spending hours making your hair look like a mess and get a grip.

Your first job should be to emphasise the horrific nature of this virus and the number of deaths and the impact on the NHS. Secondly a strategy for dealing with it, not reactive rumblings that would embarrass a 14 year old, but a proactive policy.

Some suggestions. Shut schools early for xmas. 2 more weeks, but cut Easter and summer holidays. Possibly staggered across the country. teaching unions will complain, but I am sure a deal could be reached. Bars to be shut until further notice. Restaurants with enough space and proper arrangements could stay open with reduced hours/numbers. Quarantine all from flights abroad, all lorry drivers to be tested on arrival back in uk (should not be a problem as they will be spending days waiting to get on ferries etc.). There lots of spy cameras around, especially on major routes. Everybody with a car has to register to confirm address and then not allowed to travel outside a certain area/radius. And omg that is total government control – there should be both parliamentary approval and an automatic cessation of rules once stats come down. This would need to be passed into law by parliament who would add necessary provisos.

Oh and M.P.’s taking a pay cut, and maybe moving Parliament to Wentworth House. It is big enough, M.P.’s also need to adapt how they work – video calls etc. A compulsory purchase order would be interesting as I would expect the cost to come in close to £1 billion. But with 365 rooms and huge outbuildings and stables it could house Parliament no problem.

Latest stats. No real let up in increase in NorthSomerset and Bristol. Cornwall and Plymouth still increasing, as is Chelmsford. Wales and Northern Ireland both falling. National average is 223. Liverpool and Manchester are the only parts of the UK to have a falling infection rate since Locdown 2.0. The BBC web site seems to be slowing down? Government instructions?