You make me glad! Jude Bellingham was scorer of two goals in last nights tense Q-F. Now for Argentina and the GOAT, What makes the World Cup special is the differing styles of play, even the Champions league in Europe does not offer the diversity or the tension. There is a lack of atmosphere that is usually provided by a partisan crowd singing, presumably one does not shell out several thousand £s to do something as common as sing ‘in public’! However the teams have come together and melded together, albeit intermittently, and new legends created. Despite 48 teams competing the last 4 were predictable from the onset. France are probably the best team, Spain have not really clicked – yet, and Argentina have had the luck (or conspiracy?) whilst England have shown great team spirit but have relied on Bellingham and Gordon for inspiration.
Meanwhile – the Widdecombe murder is the main topic. I wonder what the police were thinking when they arrested a man for the murder and then let him go 24 hours later? Did they think that with the inevitable publicity they ought to arrest someone, anyone? Why this guy – is he a n’er do well with a reputation? What suspicion did they have to arrest him? And now they have arrested a guy 200+ miles away? In this latest scenario it would seem that the police may have had some intellignce information? It is an interesting story for a novel. Public figure with extreme views is found bludgeoned to death. Police immediately arrest local man with no evidence, then a man 200 miles away. What was the motive? Was it a robbery gone wrong? Or was it an assassination? Maybe we will find out eventually?
Weather – temperatures agin 30C here, although a breeze. I am still appalled at the lack of urgency by government regarding the climate crisis. The right wing want to drill for more oil and gas, money is all they care about. But it is a crisis and a government report has set a 20 year timetable for sorting it – air con in care homes, schools and NHS. If it was a war it would all happen much, much quicker – why is it that killing people demands a quicker reaction than saving people? And sea temperatures in the North Sea and Channel are 5C warmer than normal. But who cares?? Not the idiot standing against Count Binface in Clacton.