GARDEN-MARCH

Much milder today. Hanging baskets liner made and soil in ready. I have some plants ready and Nasturtium seeds (dayglow mix). – another week or so.

ENERGY

Europe and in particular Germany have found themselves in a dire situation by relying on Russian oil and gas. Germany has also closed environmentally unfriendly coal mines and after Fukushima ran down their nuclear programme. I have heard rumours of some dodgy deals done regarding the pipeline with Russia, and previous German Government officials.

HANGING BASKETS

Cut old shirts cloth heading for landfill to fit the basket. Line with newspaper, then soil. Voila – that easy, and saves £3-5 each. It works or has done for last 3 years.

CALLOUS AND NASTY

Our compassion for refugees was shredded by Brexit and the narrative of the Daily Mail, Express, Telegraph. A Conservative party that has moved towards UKIP in a cynical move to win votes has no place for empathy or sympathy and certainly not charitable actions.

JUBILEE

I received 2 flyers this morning telling me to buy tickets and a wristband with dates £2 by 26March; £5 by 1June and £10 2 June and at gate. I will leave them to discuss the Daily Mail and the tribunes of royal paedophiles and misfits. I will work on a republican menu for the day.

CORRUPT

So the government is giving companies 30 days to get funds out before sanctions, oligarchs get 6 months and they have inserted a clause that individuals maybe exempt if ‘it is in the interests of the economic well being of the UK”. In simple economic terms it is not in our interests to impose sanctions at all – corruption on an industrial scale.