Category: Politics

I guess most people vote for selfish reasons, a party suggesting less tax, or more jobs, or better policing, or even less immigration. However we all know (apart from the extremely bigoted or delusional few) that the party we vote for does not represent every single view we have on the plethora of important issues.

It seems that the Brexit promise of £350 million per week for the NHS has not materialised (or has it already been syphoned off for privatised provisions)? Raising National Insurance would be a very unfair way to pay for social care as it would hit the poor hardest – let us see how those who claim climate change reduction costs will hit the poorest most, vote.

I am retired with a decent pension despite divorce and consider myself to be affluent. why is the Chancellor dithering? It is easy, implement the triple lock pay rise for pensioners and then increase the tax on it. It is so easy – poorer pensioners will be better off (and spending locally) whilst those richer could and should pay more in tax. A no brainer.

In the event of the Queens death – personally I will be very sorry, as I would about the death of someone I did not know. If only the government could plan sensible things like, having enough lorry divers and fruit pickers, nurses and doctors with such precision.

Flu jabs held up due to lack HGV drivers. An acquaintance who has applied for an HGV was told that after a couple of weeks his letter had not been opened due ‘ to staff problems’. I guess that would be an outbreak of paper cuts – it is not difficult to open a letter (unless you know it is a bill you cannot pay!).

CocoCola (shortage of cans), McDonald’s and Nando’s all report supply chain problems. Exports of food stuffs to the EU are down by £2billion (with a small increase to the rest of the world). From 1 October imports containing animal products will require health certificates and pre-notification of shipment. Covid cannot be blamed for a shortfall of 100000 HGV drivers or 20000 meat packaging workers or 20000 agricultural workers.

Chilly this morning – and I do not like it being dark when I get up.

This months data is higher for most than in the past.

	27.09	19.11	7.1	21.1	15.2	23.3	9.4	1.9
N.Som	31	304	372	368	138	30	15	343
Cornw	20	90	324	258	81	15	12	544
Bristol	46	480	408	434	176	51	22	417
Chelm	41	150	1058	573	141	29	16	229
Exeter	283	168	226	244	37	22	11	389
Braintr	42	109	1160	552	154	29	9	206
Ply	30	225	221	327	63	35	16	536
IoW	10	78	916	647	122	17	15	346
Liverp	516	276	611	809	262	46	20	335
Manch		372	351	443	225	89	63	299
Sund	274	412	514	426	270	86	34	322
Newca	445	449	235	284	132	66	45	282
Swans		231	431	202	67	57	33	646
Cardiff		156	470	282	93	30	38	312
Glasgo		275	318	325	158	116	75	892
Aberd		58	279	236	50	33	30	371
Belfast		213	504	284	143	64	34	612
Newry		118	756	447	145	50	22	571
Sandf			320	189	71	0	0	426
W.Bod			287	437	262	0	0	462
Lostwit			308	381	63	0	0	490