The papers have lost the plot – the front pages were characterised by their lack of news. It was all conjecture and guesswork. Anne Widdicombes murder was ‘politica’ was suggested as a fact when all that had happened was the investigation was taken over by counter-terrorism police, who presumably have more knowledge and expertise than Devon & Cornwall police. Tonights football match also revealed a great deal of hot air and rumblings about past misdemeanours. A study of the last heatwave also revealed that the right wing press were reporting on it without a mention of climate change. there was even conjecture about the price to be spent by someone with, too much money, for a T.Rex dinasaur skeleton. In the past philanthropists would have created a museum and endowed it with scientific research teams, but now – we will see, or not see it again! The farce that is Trump’s war (with huge casualties) continues – here again the facts are hard to ascertain. Do the verbal vomit that comes out of his, and his pals, mouths mean anything at all. His latest is to charge a 20% tax on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz – illegal, but like he cares about that, he has probably forgotten he said it,nor has denied he said it.
Of greater concern is the lack of awareness regarding wildfires, there have been outbreaks across England and Wales in the last couple of days, and with no rain expected for the next week or so, it would seem sensible to issue a public warning against BBQ’s in vulnerable places – a ban on disposable units would also help. Perhaps councils should set up free BBQ sites in urban areas, or at least charge a no profit fee to ensure safety and clean up. Many people live in flats and would love the opportunity for a bbq party somewhere safe. Lostwithiel council has provided a BBQ by the River Fowey which is free to use and kept unlittered by appreciative users (as far as I know).
Everything seems to be monetised now – even scrubby Sand Bay at W-s-M has car park charges, it used to be just the NT to help pay for the upkeep of Sand Point which has free access, but now walking by the sea is seen as a money making exercise. Like all sports – there is a price to pay, when in my teens, my neighbour Ann and I would cycle into the tennis grounds provided by the council and charged a couple of bob and hour for the privilege, now it is ‘join the tennis club – darling’. A local field with goal posts is surrounded by a 8ft fence and locked – it seems always.
Where is the love? Has society turned into insular units of selfishness?
