Author Archives: Jim Stewart

Finally I managed to get the data on the effect of BREXIT on my work. Because of the way work is structured I effectively lose only 2.5% of my earnings. Bigger companies lose less. Not bad really, I could have … Continue reading →

I like a nice lunchtime walk. Refreshing myself mid-day. I forgot yesterday that indoors was opening. I was really interested to see how many people had decided to meet up for coffee indoors. What surprised me more was that there … Continue reading →

I see a lot of people are signing up to see Nigel Farage in the USA. Quite a cool idea – set up a series of events with free tickets. Design the event to attract a specific target group. Hey … Continue reading →

James Michael Aloysius Bradford – not a name you might recognise. Stage name Jimmy Nail – best known as Oz in Auf Wiedersehen Pet. It has been repeated on Saturdays recently. The final Cuban episode was shown this weekend. One … Continue reading →

I saw it in a cartoon a long time ago – people grow to look like their dogs. It made me look. I’ve always been surprised how similar a lot of dog owners are to their dogs. Of course what … Continue reading →

The flags are waving about our climate emergency. It needs to be top priority – focus on it. But sustainable development covers much more than that. Have a look at this map. This shows the areas of the UK where … Continue reading →

Well, there is a downer. I had my second vaccine three and a half days ago. Today I got my antibody test. Negative. That means (if it is correct) that I have no protection even after the vaccination. Thankfully the … Continue reading →

I spotted a flaw in the plan – if we don’t allow singing then the fat lady will be quiet. Locally the infection rates are doubling every four days. This is as bad as it was in December in terms … Continue reading →

There has been a lot of talk of levelling up recently. Unfortunately the old grey suits are also talking about getting back to the office. Yes, yes, I know there are some good reasons for being together, but let me … Continue reading →

The latest leaflet that was handed out with my vaccination got me thinking. According to the leaflet two doses reduces the chance of death by a factor of 20. If you look back at the peaks we had that would … Continue reading →