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Politically be-Laboured
The 2016 Labour Party Conference has ended. Whether intentionally or not, it has left a legacy. Being a political outsider, I must rely on media reports to help come to grips with of it all. Defining Terms Much has been made of how, under Jeremy Corbyn’s stewardship, the Labour Party has moved from the centre-left … [Continue reading “Politically be-Laboured”]
What’s really important
Last week the United Kingdom found itself in the midst of a crisis, and, at first the people looked to their politicians for leadership. “This is not an issue akin to the re-introduction of grammar schools,” Prime Minister Theresa May struggled to sound and remain calm. “It is more like Brexit. The private sector has … [Continue reading “What’s really important”]
Medical Records: the British Film Industry
Case history: In 1996 the United Kingdom was first plagued by BJD – or Bridget Jones Disease. Helen Fielding’s novel Bridget Jones’s Diary touched a chord with a generation of thirty something single women who suddenly preferred to be called “singletons”. Spread through sales of more than six million copies worldwide, BJD was responsible for … [Continue reading “Medical Records: the British Film Industry”]
Life is Punderful No. 1: After the road trip
Another weekend, another road trip. This time it was to a relative’s birthday lunch. I went by train. It was a day with no work stoppages or slow-downs planned. I arrived in good time and hopped into a waiting car to get to the restaurant. I like talking to cabbies. Most are interesting characters with … [Continue reading “Life is Punderful No. 1: After the road trip”]
Rebels with and without a cause
A new school year has started and been greeted by two supposed of rebellions. The reason I say “supposed” is that according to dictionary.com, the verb to rebel is defined as “to resist or rise against some authority, control or tradition”. There are many posters around town exhorting people to join the rebellion against cancer. … [Continue reading “Rebels with and without a cause”]
A New Little Red Book for A New Little Red Age – Part 3
Concluding A New Little Red Book for a New Little Red Age Chapter Six: Priorities Many Ordinary People have expressed admiration of the possibility of living a Life entirely at the Expense of the general public. It matters not whether this is within the context of a local authority or in what passes today for … [Continue reading “A New Little Red Book for A New Little Red Age – Part 3”]
A New Little Red Book for a New Little Red Age – Part 2
Continuing the New Little Red Book from yesterday. Chapter One: Our Future Just as in Our Idealistic Days in Study, the real question facing Us is in what kind of Nation we wish to live? A modern-day Martin Luther King, I dream of a time when little British children can walk and play with other … [Continue reading “A New Little Red Book for a New Little Red Age – Part 2”]
A New Little Red Book for a New Little Red Age – Part 1
To those of Like Mind, greetings in Fraternity, Sorority, Camaraderie and Solidarity: After more than two decades of Tragedy filled with Confusion over the Difference between Principles and Power, We are delighted at how our Party has come out of the Wilderness. Circumscribing the so-called leaders responsible for such a Loss of Focus to the … [Continue reading “A New Little Red Book for a New Little Red Age – Part 1”]
It’s all in the bag
This one is better late than never… Like any other year 2016 arrived in the United Kingdom with another Honours List and the usual, consequential griping. Apparently, too many of the recipients of a new status have the RP accent of a public school education, a political lustre stemming from the recent general election, or, … [Continue reading “It’s all in the bag”]
Lily and Gary came back from the cobwebs
While walking around London yesterday I was passing a good number of people who were either listening to music with very large, noticeable headphones, or, were connected via earbuds to their mobile telephones. In the case of the latter, the cords also had a built-in microphone so they could listen and talk hands free. … [Continue reading “Lily and Gary came back from the cobwebs”]