Monthly Archives: November 2020

BBC Radio 1 have announced that they will not be playing the original version of The Fairytale of New York anymore, because some people are offended by the language. A bit odd that a couple of lines that involve people … Continue reading →

Scotland has recently removed the defence against smacking children. This means parents can be prosecuted for it. So do parents now resort to using the naughty step? Early bed? No screen time? I’ve always wondered why the voices calling for … Continue reading →

I remember staying in a school hall during the sponsored bike ride across the USA in 1996. They had some booklets in the classroom called “The flag code”. I read through one and was astounded by some of the things … Continue reading →

The EU is facing budget problems. They have a fund planned for COVID recovery, but in the EU budgets can be vetoed. And the far right wing countries are blocking the budget. The budget was being tied to the need … Continue reading →

Despite the election in the USA the trade war with other countries continues. In the last week a number of new tariffs came in to effect on agricultural products. In other news the honey harvest in Europe is down 40%. … Continue reading →

The Yorkshire Ripper is dead – and instead of his photo on the front page we see the photo of the victims. People are making an effort not to glorify the killer but to remember the victims. Recently the BBC … Continue reading →

I’m glad Dominic Cummings didn’t get pushed out for something as trivial as a drive to Barnard castle. I’m glad it ended with a realisation that political advisors should never have the power he had, that the civil service can … Continue reading →

The report is out – the UK economy grew by 15.5% (a record) between July and September. Things got so much better. In addition the government has supported employees by about 80%. Overall everything means things are getting better for … Continue reading →

I was going to go out for a walk after this – looks like it might need to be a swim now. I was interested in the news that the head of the FA has resigned for using unacceptable language. … Continue reading →

Negotiations are about to start on how much the government will make the BBC charge us for licence fees. And all of a sudden the Culture secretary decides to tell a newspaper that he wonders if the BBC is needed. … Continue reading →