Category Archives: COVID

Almost the end of the week and it feels like it has just started. Then I suddenly realised – this is March. Where did January and February go? And then I started to wonder whether I had the year right. … Continue reading →

While waiting for the PM question the BBC news team and some others engaged in some banter about Rishi Sunak. They went round the table talking about how they had all been trying to get people to dish the dirt … Continue reading →

There has been so much news today it can be hard to work out what the main story is. The former French president has been sentenced to Jail Rouge virus roaming the streets of the UK Amazing vaccine results Scottish … Continue reading →

Eddie the Eagle was on television tonight. The story is all about his exploits, leading up to his jump at the 1988 Olympics. Of course he came last, but it is a sugary story of somebody trying to excel against … Continue reading →

I remember several trips to the USA where I noticed a different approach to life. When you visited people you were the focus of their attention. Once you were gone you were forgotten. It wasn’t a deliberate attempt to offend, … Continue reading →

I took time out to watch Alex Salmond today. It was a very robust performance (but I still wouldn’t buy a second hand car from him). There were numerous times when he mentioned the documents he had that he was … Continue reading →

I was interested to see so many news articles proclaiming that the Prime Minister was considering vaccine passports. I hear him say two things about this. Both times he clearly set out the problems with having such a passport. What … Continue reading →

The battle going on in Australia is interesting. It is being described as the David and Goliath type situation, with the small news companies being supported by the altruistic Australian Government in order to get fair payment terms. Except Australia … Continue reading →

I was looking at the results of that court case – you know the one where people say the government let contracts illegally. Actually it turns out there were three contracts used as examples. The one that gets the most … Continue reading →