Bad news. Vaccine supplies to poorer countries and the COVAX scheme are being cut as the worlds biggest supplier in India says it will not be exporting any doses of the AstraZenica vaccine until the end of the year. With possibly millions dying in Africa we should not criticise them too much.
GREAT BRITSH RAILWAYS
If only the government could be believed? They have already refused to reward a popular and profitable, nationalised East Coast Line. Now we have a rebranding, but is their any real subsidence to their plans?
GEOGRAPHY OF POLITICS
Interesting article in todays paper by John Harris. It suggests that clustering is taking place in previously fairly uniform voting areas. Cambridgeshire, Surrey and West Sussex have moved to the left (possibly due to migrants from London). Greens win in East Sussex, Gloucestershire and Kent. Whilst areas in the north have moved to the right. Or is the terminology of left and right out dated. Are people making economic decisions based on their situations, education and beliefs. Just as religion is virtually nonexistent in my world, so the discussions about veganpsm, organic food, poverty and food banks, the wealth gap and the obscenely rich have grown.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Israel is reaping the result of its unfair nationalist policies for the past few years. Does criticising the Jewish government of Israel make me anti-Semitic? Personally I do think so because I really do not know or care what a persons colour, religion, orientation, etc. is. There have been many things that seem wrong to me that have happened in the Middle East – most emanating from Post-War British rule. I am not sure the situation was ever manageable, but it seems like we did not try too hard!
BANWELL BYPASS
Probably 50 years too late to be useful! And possibly obsolete within 10 years! But I have just received a questionnaire about it. It is from Sandford Neighbhood Group – whoever they are? Their names are not published. And I will question the motives as there is no mention of costs/benefits to surrounding villages and communities.
CITIES
This might develop into a longer post than usual.
Levelling up is a favourite term for our misguided mob leading the country. Something they themselves have decried for decades. Ebbw Vale was built for steel, and now that industry has gone there is little point in pouring money into a failed site. So is this true of the north of England (or Wales, and parts of Scotland)?
NATIONALISM AND PATRIOTISM
A sort of who am I? I was born in Essex to Essex parents. So I am Essex, and therefore English, British, European and a member of the human race. I vote on the left/green, I support Sunderland and Forest Green Rovers. I have lived in Cornwall, London, East Sussex, Hertfordshire, West Midlands, North Somerset, Avon, Devon (some for a very short time). My children were born in Cornwall, East Sussex and Avon (Bristol). my children live in Bristol and Cornwall. My grandchildren are all Cornish.
CITIES
GEOGRAPHY
Large sections of the Jurassic Coast have collapsed, the largest being 4000 tonnes. It is thought to due to the ground drying out after a wet period.
A new white paint has been found to be able to reduce the ambient temperatures of buildings as it greatly increases the albedo effect. Using the paint on buildings would not only reduce the greenhouse effect, but also reduce use of air conditioning.
French wine production this year may be affected badly by the recent cold weather with frosts affecting the vines.
All cars sold in the USA by 2035 could be electric. Biden has promised 500000 more charging points in the next decade. With less maintenance and cheaper travel costs the savings for consumers could reach £2 trillion by 2050.