Author Archives: Jim Stewart

Decided on a bonus blog tonight. I’ve noticed the BBC are reporting stuff I blogged a day later. So here is the BBC news for tomorrow. “Why did the EC redact the delivery date from the AstraZeneca contract?”

Today has been a quiet day – waiting for my broadband to be upgraded (twice the speed for £6 a month less – same company). So I only did a little bit of work and watched a few TV programmes. … Continue reading →

I’ve noticed that there are a lot more ads appearing in my Facebook feed recently. Tonight I had an advert for a care home. I also had a bank, my doctor, a newspaper, BBC, a holiday company, private education company, … Continue reading →

The argument over vaccine supply is growing, how hot will it get? Countries in the EU were apparently getting ready to purchase vaccine deliveries when they were persuaded to act as one (better together). However this seems to have delayed … Continue reading →

Apparently there will be a second coming of Trump. The conspiracy bots are suggesting this will happen by 4th March. The UK was reported as “the worst” in terms of COVID deaths today – while there are actually several countries … Continue reading →

On the Bards day I thought I would add another of his works. For the English it is about sitting in a church behind a woman dressed up posh and watching a louse crawling around her hat. The last verse … Continue reading →

Parenting during lockdown must be hard. I’ve tried to help out some friends where I can to try to share the load. Last week I was told about a resource to help mums cope with having kids at home. That … Continue reading →

I saw another few posts about toilet paper recently. It go me thinking about the great toilet paper rush, so I did a few sums. For a 50 year old sing super long rolls and scrimping on use they have … Continue reading →

6th March 2020. Calle La Calzada, Granada, Nicaragua. That was my last big night out at a restaurant with a big group of people. I can remember thinking “I wonder if we will ever meet again”. Not because of some … Continue reading →

There have been a lot of coverage of Teodros comments on the fact rich countries are buying up the vaccine supplies. The UK has orders for three times the number of vaccines than it needs. CRAZY!!! Or is it. Look … Continue reading →