threatens the EU with cutting gas pipeline from Russia. Not sure Putin would be too keen on this? I(t is interesting how Eastern Europe is so different from Western Europe. Not just the economic differences, but the social and even football ones too. To keep it close we could look at Hungary – formerly part of the Habsburg Empire, and yet seemingly inherently racist and homophobic. Even Austria seems more remote from the liberal west.
CHRISTMAS CAKE
Made the cake – now for mango chutney and another variation. and one from Jamie Oliver
And I think some madeleines with clementine zest and lemon?
Oh and I think some apple with cinnamon and cloves and lemon and zest and maybe almonds – I can see this getting to be more of a cookie?
I have some second hand cook books coming today – so maybe wait and see what inspiration comes?
CORRUPT
CHINA
Can we please stop the hypocrisy. China is not a virtuous virgin of world politics, but neither is a panacea of all ills. Its human rights record is appalling – we will never know if Covid originated in a lab, but can be sure that if it did we would suffer from a pandemic sooner or latter. The odds are that it developed from bush meat or the strange eating habits associated with traditional Chinese medicine.
ACTION NOT WORDS AND PROMISES
FOOTBALL 2022
My idea for Xmas is online now https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r4dLznIATUB_lrrryNJGHuuoafhL8sd8_9rNiIlM2qI/edit#gid=0
I have not put names in as it will be easier if you create your own column – otherwise latecomers will be scrolling left and right like at Wimbledon. I can see no reason for not having more than one go, or opening it out to others – £5 a go. If you fill in before Xmas, which I will, you can change upto Midnight at the end of the year, which I will also do. Moneys to me or Aaron at Sandford Stores.
40 points for correct answers, 20 for 2nd and 10 for 3rd. Although most of the answers will be down to between 2 and 4 options I do not think any are ‘sorted’ so about 60000 options ‘if just 3 options in each category!” Or is it down to skill and knowledge?
CRISIS
BOOSTER JAB
HILARIOUS and SABATICALS FOR MINISTERS
Dominic Raab thinks it is important to have someone who has some knowledge of what is going on in BVI. General consensus in even the nasty party seems to be that serious questions need to be asked about his commitment to constituents. I suspect that he charges about £1000 an hour and therefore rationalised that he should only spend 70 hours a year dealing with constituents.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
An old but interesting subject. RollsRoyce are going ahead with a part government funded scheme to develop mini nuclear reactors. In many ways this seems to make sense, an emergency would be presumably on a smaller scale. There has been no reports of what to do with the waste – but given urgency in replacing fossil fuels and long term battery storage and hydrogen fuels still in the ‘promising’ class it would seem to make sense. How I hate admitting that the government might have got something right!