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JUST SHUT UP

I am tired of stupid old people – and in particular hearing that in the summer 1976 everybody just got on with life and ignored the heat. An estimated 150 people died per day due to the heat. Swimming pools had not been closed due to Tory austerity, and the plethora of shiny glass covered schools and other buildings built to resemble greenhouses had yet to spread like a fungus across the country.. Toilets could not be flushed due to a water shortage, unless one took a bucket to the standpipe at the street corner and carry the ever increasing weight! back home and up the stairs to the bathroom. Yes you old fogey’s – you were 50 years younger, less stupid? fitter? less dogmatic? Presumably you did not have selective vision and view everything via those tinted glasses. Presumably you also forget the cholera scares and seeing people suffering from the impact of other diseases. Racism, homophobia and misogyny were the norm. Oh what a jolly time we had! Just see me coming and STFU! And yes the trains did stop running. At least cities like London with ULEZ are more bearable despite the heat (a recent study showed air pollution deaths down 40% since its introduction- yet another way Reform want to kill us by abandoning these schemes. In the 50 years temperatures across the south of England have risen 3C – for the dumbass 35C is 95F, body temp is 37C, so a little hotter and we cook- it is well known that white anglo-saxons love to cook on beaches – they even baste themselves in oil – makes a nice crusty skin! and enhances the chance of skin cancer. But never fear folks – you will no longer need to pay £1000’s for the pleasure of going to the Mediterranean – the heat will come to you!

If Labour could stop their internal squabbling for a moment and actually make some plans for for next years weather – possibly very cold in Jan/Feb and then a scorching summer. I realise it takes time to build a reservoir – but all buildings with x roof space should be compelled to have water storage tanks – at the very least they could spray car parks in drought conditions.

And of course we all get introverted in a crisis – me me me! But I llike to think my front lawn (and back – I am not doing it for show!) may provide a haven for wildlife in times of drought and heat; it also absorbs rainfall and replenishes the water table beneath, rather than cause run off to overwhelm seawge works which then pollute our water supply. It is not brain science, I am not that clever – just ordinary fucking common sense. TWO WILDFIRES hit GREENLAND in a week – Greenland is supposed to be covered with ice which in places is over 1km thick. Is America and Trump behind the fires? Nothing would surprise me less!

So most people in Iran beleive they have won the war with USA/Israel despite cost of living horrors, how many Americans think Trump won? Oh well they are more concerned about a pond in Washington! Israel found guilty of murdering Palestinian children – we know what Starmer thinks – will Burnham be different.

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STORMY

A thrilling storm yesterday evening, originally I thought it was all mouth and flashing, but then the rain started and boy oh boy, what rain – it seemed to be attempting to batter the windows down for a while. It was so dark that the solar panels stopped working. But it was not finished – a hot and humid night ensued and then it started to get light before 4am. So I had watered the greenhous, from my now full water butts and had breakfast and coffee before the rest of the street was awake! Train services are curtailed and people advised not to travel, some schools and businesses are changing their operating hours. Perhaps people will have to adapt to climate change (which of course is a left wing fantasy!). Supermarkets and offices with car parks should be compelled to invest in solar panel covers that would save them money on hot days (a local supermarket said its chilled units stopped working when it got too warm! My garden offers wildlife a haven from the heat of the barren lawns that are still 95% of the frant gardens in my road (although none would come close in biomass and diversity. At 10.03 40-7% of our electric was coming from renewables at a price cheaper than gas, explain that arseholes!

World Cup – not only did the USA prevent the Iranian team from residing near their matches, but also refused to let them have a match ball to practice with – how fucking petty. the footballing minnows of Cabo Verde and Curacao have done the football world proud, whilst those who splash the cash to get in with the big boys, i.e. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are bottom of their repective groups and could both be heading home.

Much hoo-hah in the press about the next PM – who will be Andy Burnham, and who will find that the City and Israel exert their muscle to ensure that he cannot make a damned difference! The main stream press are already sowing the seeds of discontent by talking about tax rises, Net Zero has gone quiet for a couple of days! and a left wing take over. Andy burnham might have more charisma than Starmer, but left wing he is not – unless compared to Hitler, Farage, Tice and Lowe!

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DROUGHT

This heat wave is not accompanied by a drought like in 1976. However it is likely to be fiercer; so the water companies have no grounds for complaint. Schools should close to protect the students and staff – it should be easy to switch from uneducational visits to nothing! Parents could off set the cost of childcare where necessary – but where is our community spirit? Churches and other buildings that are traditionally cool could be opened up.

And then my garden – I have planted several rose bushes and a few herb so my former lawn is in average 1m high – all has a cooling influence despite the plethora of neatly clipped lawns that dominate 95% of the street. No one ever plays on the neat lawns, a few may be used for parking, but wasted energy – in mowing and then without the impact of cooling. And the joy of butterflies and bees.

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HOTTER

It is warming up – MetOff warnings for 4 days this week. I guess offices with aircon are OK but care homes and schools/hospitals will be suffering. Architects did not plan for this sort of heat when designing there ‘oh so pretty’ galss cubes. The gammons amongst us who are still harping on about net Zero shold just stfu! Energy costs have just risen again (thanks to Donald “I am a twat” Trump – so come on Andy Burnham – show some guts and levy a tax on the rich with every penny going to solar panels and wind turbines. I look out at the Mendips and would love to see wind turbines on top of the hills – especially as, with subsidised solar panels on all appropriate buildings, energy costs could be massively reduced, standard of living would rise. The energy security of the UK would be enhanced and reduce the need for increased defence spending. No need to worry about undersea cables and importing oil from countries controlled by despots and madmen!

We are approaching the mid-term elections in the USA. Will there be a swing to the left as we saw in the New York Mayoral election. No doubt the tecbros will invest $billions to ensure that this does not happen, Trump is altering electoral boudaries to ensure candidates on the right are in a better position to win. But not all of the people are stupid all of the time!

In this country are we seeing the Farage bubble gradually deflating? His endorsement of openly misogynistic candidates has misfired, and his racist views as he chases the the other right wing morons are also narrowing his support base. Many just see him for the money grabbing arsehole – that he is.

And an observation – I sort out the papers in the local shop and then stay on for a natter. Early morning is generally white vans and workmen. Non of whom buy a paper – I cannot remember any man under 50 or employed, buying a newspaper! So where do they get their news? Or a biased approximation of? The MSM have already started slagging Burnham off, they presumably have no personal stuff as they have been looking for at least 10 years.

And he has gone! Starmer resigns! Now will anyone stand against Burnham – doubtful so it should be quick and easy, without the debacle of Tory leadership changes. Will Burnham do better than Starmer – he will if he ignores the damp squibs in the city and makes Labour a party of hope again. If not I shall forever forsake Labour!

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CLIMATE

So The Sunday Express headline decrying Net Zero has disappeared from the BBC list of headlines. They are really, really stupid to use that headline at the start a spell where the Meteorological Office is issueing amber warnings with temperatures exceeding 35C in some areas, and almost certainly deaths due to the heat. Yet again I do not understand what their beef is? Half our electricity is produced in a non-polluting way, that also lessens our dependance on world – dumbasses!

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PRIME MINISTER

Even Truss and Johnson knew when it was time to go. In many ways he has done an alright job, but voters do not take to him. Yes he won a wapping majority at the last GE, but the last few years had been dire – there was not a lot of opposition, and the bar had been set very low as an act to follow. He has not given the people hope – yes Trumps fantasy game in Iran has not helped the economy, but neither has unimaginative initiatives. Net Zero should have been embraced in such a way to make it impossible to back track – it already contributes –
The UK net zero economy currently supports over 1 million full-time jobs, generating \(£\)105 billion in economic value. With green roles offering higher-than-average wages and superior productivity, demand for STEM-based skills is soaring across energy, transportation, and building retrofit sectors.

So Andy Burnham get your act together and do it so we can start the winter with hope again. How will I vote given that I have joined the Green Party? Tactically I think – anything to keep toad face and his even worse rival in their sewers!

Little stories tell the biggest truths! An article in today’s paper states that premium b-b-q sales have spiralled despite the supposed strain on the cost of living. So conclusions are that either the papers are wrong about tthe strain on families, or the rich are getting richer at the expense of the workers? – I suspect the latter. After all who can afford £1500-4000 for ab-b-q to use at best maybe 10 times a year (I am thinking weekends here, although some people seem to enjoy a burnt meat diet.

The Met. Office have issued hot weather warnings for most of England and Wales. So we await news of further young lives lost needlessly – Favorite spots are well known locally, perhaps the local councils could arrange for volunteer lifeguards to be in place (expenses paid) – each death costs £000000 at least.

Garden good, World Cup football entertaining, cricket (I no longer recognise any names!), tennis boring, golf boring, Ascot amusing watching the rich fuckers make arseholes of themselves.

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BURNHAM

Wins the byelection quite easily despite various commentators on GB Mews stating that Labour were panicking! The win with a high turnout, reveals that the majority of Britons are not racist and full of hatred, but want a better future. The BBC has not made an issue of the fall in the Conservative vote – 2%! So a lot to unpack.

Firstly I suspect Andy Burnham would be a more popular Prime Minister than Starmer; he has successfully run Manchester as the Mayor for 9 years. His personal appeal was revaeled in the constituency where just 2 months ago every ward had elected a Reform Candidate. So next stop is toppling Starmer – which should not be too difficult, Wes Streeting appears as Starmer Mk2 (and has a tiny majority), Angela Rayner would be an ideal No.2 as the Mail would divert all its venom in her direction (just a hypotheses – but did she refuse to give Jonathan Harmsworth a bj?), and there is no one else. He would also readjust the balance of power geographically, London and the south-east has dominated the Westminster bubble for too long.

Secondly the Reform bubble is holding up despite accusations of Farage being bought by cryptocurrency moguls – he lobbied against a new britcoin proposed. by the BoE as it could cost his donor (who has donated £millions – but wants nothing in return – the fucking liar). The racists and imbeciles have moved on to Restore who got 7% – that alone is fucking shameful! – and Farage still got 38% claiming that people voted tactically to get Starmer out – do they really believe that voters are that stupid; Burnham would, in all probability, be a greater opponent in future polls. Also how many true blue supporters voted tactically to keep Burnham out? Excuses, excuses.

Thirdly, the Greens and LibDem did not canvas the result realising that this was not their time, or place. Zac Polanski has also been found to be not guilty of any non-payment of council tax – did they have to pay people to come to that conclusion? I paid no council tax when sleeping in my mini for 6 weeks – or when offered a matress in a loft for a couple of months!

Meanwhile – a child aged 3 was picked up and thrown into a crocodile enclosure ate a zoo. No riots or pathetic right wing hyperbole – yet! A survey has shown that adding VAT to private school fees has not lead to an exodus to state schools. And how- why – do so called acedmics. gaet away with it? A study suggests that bending a lot at work may result in a higher risk of miscarriage – took a fucking genius to work that out did it!

Trump announces yet another deal – Vance and Hegseth are the stooges announcing a historic victory when all – and I mean all, others are assessing the climb down. Hegseth goes further to undermine NATO and Europe. But what if European countries buy Eurofighters and weapons? Hey guys do some maths!

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IRAN

For Trump victory means a better deal than the one we had in the first place; i.e. no charges for oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a change of government and a nuclear deal that is better than the one negotiated previously – on all 3 counts he appears to have lost. For Iran survival, retaining its nuclear supply of enriched uranium, charging for oil tankers to pass through S of H, retain its government, and getting billions of frozen funds released. I have not seen the details but it seems that Iran is relatively unscathed. Will Israel abide by ceasefire in Lebanon? This is doubtful and sanctions against them unthinkable for their influence is paramount!

Respect for the Frenchvillage of Lagrune-sur-Mer, which for speaking out against the fascist Pete Hegseth (also US Defence Secretary). Their protest went viral. Just like the 20.000 peace protestors in Belfast the vast majority of people do not want right wing fanaticism, and certainly do not want mob rule by those who try to impose it by force. Voters in Switzerland voted in a referendum NOT to limit the population to 10 million which would have meant tight rules on migration (and fucked the makeup of future Swiss football teams!).

Lastly -Mobile phones and access to the internet for under-16’s. Like abortion (because I am not a woman) and because I am not a parent of the age group (although a grandparent of a couple) I will refrain from commenting, other to say the tecbros are rich enough to prevent harmful content getting on the net in the first place! But I suppose children and parents are an easier target than baning the like of Musk and X?

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COBRA

Race riots/pogram in Belfast and Starmer does not visit or call a COBRA meeting -PSNI seems fairly impotent and then 20000 take to te streets in a peaceful march against the terror invoked by young men in black with balaclavas. And the peace march was reported, if at all as a story commensurate with a cat stuck up a tree. Do riots sell newspapers? Is NI still riven by sectarian hatred – the riots were mainly in loyalist areas (although calling them loyalist when their actions are against the fundamental principals of humanity is crass – apologies). 92% of those arrested 2024-25 were white and only 5.7% ethnic, There have been 100 attemted murder by stabbings and 200 women murdered in the last 5 years in N.I. without riots. I could say double standards but these people, usually men, seem to have violence in their DNA, and the violence is compounded and promoted by the POTUS and also the worlds richest man – Musk. If anyone else suggested violence they would be prohibited entry to the UK – and even UK air space – but no, we send the police out to arrest peaceul demonstrators saying (I support Palestian Action) and condemning genocide (which Starmer has still not called out). the Court case in Bristol claims that £thousands of drones were damaged – fucking brilliant and we should be handing them medals, not convicting them as terrorists! What was Israel going to do with the equipment – slaughter little children? Society is more fucked up than ever – the Labour Party is supposed to be on the side of common people and against the industrial complex that promotes the rich and powerful – Starmer is a joke, maybe Burnham would be better. I accept the need for pragmatism – but not at the expense of the basic principles of humanity.

So, I do accept a need to keep migration at sensible and managed levels, to integrate the migrants into society; but again make a plea for sensible discussions about migration and its undoubted benefits. I also think there is an urgent need to arrest those responsible for promoting the violence, or even shutting down the media platforms that will not take them down – That is not just X (twitter), but all of them. If spending on this comes from MoD funding, so be it. Defence of our democracy is of greater urgency regarding the internet, than spending £billions on statement ships and aircraft, Iran has survived despite having had $billions spent by the USA and Israel on its destruction!

The press is quick to publicise ex-military figures selling their stories to them, or even current oness with a vested interest. But can anyone actually detail the threat from Russia, or China, or even the USA. Is Russia really a threat militarily ?- it certainly is politically and its use of cyber attacks (although again nothing proven!), boats checking out submarine cables – the Ukraine war is not going well for them (500.000 deaths is not good!), and civil unrest may not be inconceivable in the future – especially if Trumps war with Iran ends and leads to lower oil prices and the free flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.