The Jam Jam

Another wanker! He complains about a lack of facilities in villages whilst he supported Thatcher and the policies that caused their demise. Oh and buying a farm to avoid tax. He is just another dude with a personality that appeals to many, and says things people want to hear without having to think about! Clarkson said “………” therefore it must be true.

However there is a genuine concern regarding local facilities, and it is not just about economics. Take the pub – yes the cost of a pint has gone up, but the culture associated with pubs has changed. In the past men worked hard at manual jobs and went to the pub with their mates. A womans place was at home doing the cooking, cleaning and child rearing. No self respecting woman would accept that today. Pubs are generally more likely to be gastro-pubs and maybe should become more of a shop/bar? Post Offices are becoming a rarity around here! Who sold off the Royal Mail? and allowed the growth of Amazon, etc. The tories of course and the free market.

My village shop is doing ok – open 6.30am to 9.00pm. Prices are ok – when cost of petrol added in to go to the supermarket. But the variety is not there 0 organic veg is not a seller!. I would guess nearly half of the shelves are drinks of some kind (not just alcohol). The service is great with help for the aged to put bags in the car, and chatter. This last one is relevant – When was the last time you chatted to someone at the checkout point in a supermarket? Mine was gently flirting with a girl in about 1987! I am sure there is a solution here – related to the delivery vans that all the big supermarkets have – the days of out of town mega stores has passed – or maybe is not relevant for villagers. It is also worth remembering that about 90% of those living in the UK are ‘urbanites’.

Then the NHS – when little I had Ostloendilius something like that!- the doctor came round and was fucking useless (my dad took me to hospital and they just managed to save my leg!), but a nurse as a first point of call in a village would save the NHS time and money.- people are using A&E for common complaints.

OK so lets break the ‘village thing’! I live in a village with about 1000 others. My neighbours – I had 2 cards this year, visitors =0. I do not much care as they seem to be ….. one should not speculate! I ‘do’ the papers for the shop at 6.30 am each day so see some locals – 100% tories – Sun, Mail, Express readers. My daughter asked me why I had not gone to the carol service outside the shop – I have no wish to talk with bigots! I will be polite but not entertain them.

So a village today is soulless – yes there are clubs that I refuse to join, and would not wecome me anyway! I see no one during the day so saviour my time at the shop – which is an odd meeting – outside whatever the temperature – 3 different souls who chat freely (when lorries and traffic go past I am unable to hear – so guess!).

The press for once behaved with a certain amount of dignity in reporting the facts about the tragedy in Switzerland – that is except for the Daily fucking Mail which had to speculate on the cause and apportioned blame to sparklers used in champagne cocktails. No dignity, no shame, just a blame culture. They were all put out upside down today! Of course there are questions to be asked, and future tragedies avoided – but mindless speculation is pointless and disrespectful.

Let us hope 2026 is better than 2025! However I doubt it. Israelies will continue to kill Palestinians with the support of the orange man baby. Putin will continue to kill Ukrainians despite Trump claiming that he had negotiated peace. On Trump – GB News (joke) aired an interview where he stated that human induced climate change was a hoax (he obviously does not understand the word); that Sahria Law was used in London and the police were frightened to enter some parts of London. OFCOM is deciding whether to investigate! What is it with OFCOM and OFWAT that make them so useless – can their accounts be made public and questioned.

Bold Politics – at last there is a podcast that counters the proliferation of right wing ones. Zac Polanski has shown that he is willing to take on all comers. And whilst GBNews (sic) loses about £50m a year, spreading the word may well work. It is undoubtably true that people are fed up with the try-partite politics of old. Until know, and since the referendum, Reform have filled the gap for the unsatisfied. Diversification of politics is in some ways inevitable, but also it is not a one sided coin. The NY Mayoral election showd that the left is not defeated. If racism was extracted from polls I actually wonder if most people would go down the centre left?

And to read the shite press you would think that the UK economy is tanking under higher taxes, etc.. But FTSE 100 Index is up 21.5%. Daily shit papers please explain? Or is Labour just shit at readjusting wealth?

According to a latest YouGov survey one in three believe that being born in Britain defines Britishness! Thank fuck for that – Boris Johnson is not British (born New York) – so he can just fuck off along with many others. But it does raise the question of what is being British? To my mind it has always been a certain confidence in where we are from! We do not have to shout about our heritage – we just are! The old houses, churches and castles are part of our past, the bones of who we are. Various ‘invasions’ or migrants have made this country a vibrant microcosim of the world. We do not need to boast about being British – we just are. Is there a racist element to my analysis? I do not think so- It is not dependant on skin colour or religion.

If we did a survey of flag shaggers we would find that being British means abusing women and children – especially girls! Fortunately being British is more than that; To my mind it is being prepared to stand up and being countered for justice and fairness. That is what we are – a fair minded people, who give a shit!

Today the papers did not have much to report, but apart from the red tops and the Guardian, the bitterness was still promoted by the usual wankers. Who shall we hate today does not take a Xmas break! Is it our unpredictable weather that causes the personality defect in so many people. It is a trait of hating change that gives the right-wing power over the populous. After all who with any intelligence would support the £millions spent on the fancy dress lives of royalty and the continueing support for the aristocracy?

So the weather makes us suseptable to promises of stability. After all there is a Chinese curse that says “May you ive in interesting times”! Do other countries love moaning as much as the British seem too. It always too cold, hot, dry, wet, overcast, windy, murky, etc. . This also affects media stars – anyone who has managed to become ‘famous’ should be aware that the media will be looking for any excuse to pop their bubble. An example – who gives a fuck about a family dispute in the Beckham family – the media think we should all give a fuck. And if that person is less than 100% white and British they should look out!

I suppose a welcome should be made for the USA attack on Boko Haram. The abduction and use of young women should be worthy of several airstrikes! Bastards! But things are never this simple – the terrorist group obviously has copious funding from somewhere (Middle East States look to be most culpable). France has recently withdrawn militarily from the region – so there is a vacuum. Will China try to fill it? America despite Trumps isolationism seems to be getting involved in various places. Yemen, Venezuela and Nigeria – where next?

Hey it is Boxing Day – shame about lack of Premiership matches – Boxing Day used to the day of derby’s before the suits took over. I have fond memories of Ipswich Town versus WHU at Portland Road – the heavy scent of tobacco over the terraces where we stood against an iron bar. No idea of the year or the result!