Category: Environment

America bombs a new bridge in Tehran – maybe because then can – no strategic gain, but it will piss off Iranians. There is no apparent objective of military value in taking out key infrastructure. His blockade of Cuba is also proving to be ineffective, Russia is delivering oil whilst China is providing solar panals and solar batteries. Forcing Cuba to realign with Russia and China is counter productive in geopolitical terms, it is like having a vast aircraft carrier in America’s backyard. So Trump’s bully tactics and posteiring are proving to be not only embarrassing but also counterproductive. And the Epstein files are not going away and domestically he is losing support whilst the opposition Democrats are being given time to reorganise after there disarray and disaster at the last election. His tariff war on just about every other country has resulted in a drop in USA manufacturing (100.000 fewer jobs and an increased deficit in trade of manufactured goods). Inflation is in the pipeline and we are not even half way through his second term.

Meanwhile back in the UK Farage is fighting to offset yet more bad publicity created by Reform candidates, I so hope Reform fades in the May council elections and we can stop seeing tadface on our media outlets.

Food supplies are said to be at risk of high inflation due to the increased cost of fertilisers. Organic producers will obviously be less affected. And yet the government wants to build on green belt land and farms? Why are our best brains not looking at the input and output elements of food production?

And children have used swarming tactics to basically riot and shoplift in Croydon. The interesting thing, to me, was that they mainly targetted food outlets like McDonalds, rather than electronic stores to loot! Another example of our bored and disadvantaged and disaffected youth. Bring back the youth clubs and virtually free sports clubs. The economic and health savings would be astronomic!

Daily shite leads by saying Trump’s taunt reveals that Starmer does not have a plan. How can he have a plan when Trump moves the goalposts on a daily basis. The Telegraph quotes Sea Lord as saying that the navy is not ready for war – why should it be? And who supported the government is underfunding the armed services anyway. So the press are like headless chickens clucking around with no idea of which direction to take. But bonkers gold medal yet again goes to Trump for his crass comment that the UK should get its own oil. Actually we do, and most of it comes from Norway you moron! There was no problem in the Strait of Hormuz, in fact most people could not place on a map before the orange man baby threw $15b of his armed toys at Iran. And still the king is going to America to meet the wanker, I am sure that Trump will either wallow in the reflective glow of a monarch for life or try to humiliate him – and Charlie is not the sharpest knife in the box!

The UK is one of the most nature depleted areas of the world and yet twats are still shouting about ending our move to net zero. I will probably never see a merlin, large heath fritters or a burnt orchid but I am aware of the symbiotic relationships between species and know that a decline in one species can have catostrophic impacts across the food chain. Also there is a reported increase in children with mental problems; greater exposure to our green and pleasant land would go a long way. Many children will never see a cow or sheep or chicken or lamb other than in food. Making a daisy chain should be part of the natural curriculum together with appreciation of the shapes clouds make!n

The British press unite behind Trump in condemning Starmer for not wholeheartedly supporting the illegal war with no purpose in Iran. Complaints made about a warship in dock for maintenance and complaits that only one destroyer is being sent to defend the base in Cyprus. And the government is paying taxpayers money to arrange charter flights for tax dogers to get home. And the Guardian has a full page about 9 killed in a missile strike by Iran, proportionately there should be 90 pages dedicated to those killed in US/Israeli attacks. Can we have headlines that state clearly who started this war?

In the UK it is the older generation who support military action (most of whom have held a gun in anger). And a what if – ‘What if governments spent as much money on environmental improvements and healthy lifestyles?’. Trump has demanded that all members of NATO spend 5% GNP on defence. Defence or attack? I am no historian but! I am aware that the best castles were never attacked because it was pointless. We are sending a destroyer to Cyprus to protect a British base there – why do we have a base there? Is it to defend the UK or to threaten others? Is it to protect British investments? As far as I am aware Cyprus is dominated by Greece and Turkey with a large Russian investment! Britania no longer rules the waves, thank goodness say many indigenous peoples, so why pretend. Investing in air defence systems might be sensible in an unstable world created by Trump. And we obviously need to have troops to support our friends and neighbours in Europe – but we do not need attack capability, especially to support the madman in the White House.

Labour should announce a compulsory enlistment process for those arreas that have a combined total of 52% or above who vote for Reform or Conservative!

Met Office long range weather forecast is …. more rain for the next month!. Here it has been damp rather than downpours, but the garden is soggy! Climate change is happening, but it is not coming as a hurricane or heat wave, just little by little. Every year seems to be getting a little warmer and still we have fuckwits like Farage and his loopy crew in denial. Major events are no longer big news, floods in the UK are almost ignored – partly down to the Environment Agency’s efforts, but 6 million people in the UK are at risk of flooding. But the economy is more important than our childrens lives according to the fuckwits. In the last 25years counntries like UK,USA, Germany, France, Japan have all seen drops in emissions but their economies have also grown. But the argument that whilst China pollutes the rest of need not bother is a pathetic one. They have the fastest growing green energy sector anywhere, and have lifted 10’s millions out of absolute poverty.

Unfortunately politicians are preoccupied with the sleaze surrounding Epstein and his sordid mates. Even Trump has been relatively quiet, apart from an outburst about Bad Bunny’s performance at the Super Bowl (which Trump did not attend ‘because it was too far’, rather than that it was in California, a state he wants ICE to invade). he has also not ordered the bombing of any foreign country this week so far!

Just noticed this on p26 of the Guardian – Musk cuts Russian military access to Starlink – a revalation of who is in charge ? And although at No.4 in the list of richest, Larry Ellison of Oracle should be watched – his son controls major media outlets like Paramount Global and many others. and have pursued Warner Bros. Discovery, aiming to control major assets like CBS, Paramount Pictures, HBO, CNN, and potentially TikTok’s U.S. operations. I have no doubt that Musk was vying for a leading role in media with his acquisition of Twitter – but he seems to have been out manoevred.

I got give some eggs this morning – I love the countryside!

Firstly the ‘flu epidemic? Stats show that it is mainly children. Most of us oldun’s have has the stab! My wonderful grandchildren came up yesterday and we went to the park where they spent an hour playing on a pirate boat. I was sad not to see any other children there. there are a variety of activities from traditional swings, a basketball hoop, to a mini zip wire and unquatifyable others! It made me think how everything available for children is monetised or non-existent. The football field in the village is surrounded by a high fence and locked (supposedly to keep out dogs! The local swimming pool has closed, tennis is only available via a club. The old “Strawberry Line Railway Line’ is paved and suitable for cycling and surrounded by scrubland and woods for most of its path between the local villages – but it is rare to see a child! No wonder they get obese and stuck in rooms with their phones and online games. My generation has overseen the deprivation of childhood from our young. Hey government – do not increase benefits for the young, just give them free access to meaningful activities and free bus passes to get there.

Nothing much else to report! I might make some lemon curd as I have just had a delivery from https://www.crowdfarming.com/en – a brilliant company that supports organic farmers and cuts out the supermarkets. I get lemons, avocados, clementines, garlic, olive oil and more from them – highly recommended.