Author Archives: Jim Stewart

One of the policies Tony Blair tried to push when he was in office was mandatory ID cards. There were all sorts of varieties and flavours of it. There were ideas of using things like phones and travel cards to … Continue reading →

On 21 May there was breaking news – Donald Trump was asked about working with countries like China on vaccine production. He said “We’re willing to work with anybody that is going to get us a good result”. Today there … Continue reading →

While a lot of people have complained about the songs at the end of the Proms, and others have complained about those complaining. But one thing the words do emphasise is the roll played by this country in the development … Continue reading →

My food delivery came – just in time (one teabag left). I’ve been looking into the precautions against virus infection today. There are a lot of sensible rules out there. But the thing that strikes me is the way people … Continue reading →

Next week looks like it is going to be busy – catching up on all the stuff that I couldn’t do while locked up. First thing will be my grocery delivery. But I am looking forward to my midnight walk … Continue reading →

Okay, I’m late, but I was kept up to the early hours by some reprobates last night. Greenbelt staff ended up leaving the keys to the tent with them. I’m sort of glad, since it gave me a chance to … Continue reading →

I am not going to say much tonight. First a video. The sub-text to this is interesting. The world goes on whether the USA takes part or not. Okay, a bit of “Peace in our time”, but the message from … Continue reading →

Almost made it to the end. Another three days of being locked down then freedom. I caught a few interesting programmes on TV today. On the antiques road trip John Nolan from Southport did his thing when his shop was … Continue reading →

I notice a strange thing about myself today. If I have a bunch of something to eat I seem to always leave the favourite till last. If I have some food I really like I tend to leave it aside … Continue reading →

Or in the words of the great Ali – “I am the Greatest” Today has been an interesting day to look at hat is currently acceptable. I have often said the national anthem is a bit dubious (to say the … Continue reading →