By the time my loyal reader gets around to reading this shorter than usual missive, I should be the proud owner of a brand new left hip. I take nothing for granted, but I’ve lost [more…]
Two daughters duly came to visit last weekend (the third lives in Spain) and after a nice pub meal, a bit of a catch-up and a stroll around the marina in the sunshine I had [more…]
From HMS Pinafore: Captain: Bad language or abuse, I never, never use, Whatever the emergency; Though “bother it” I may occasionally say, I never use a big, big D — Chorus: What, never? Captain: No, [more…]
The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, has promised a statement on Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) in the autumn. The driver is largely money. Local authorities have retained financial responsibility for SEND [more…]
The statistics don’t lie. For some reason we are living much longer than previous generations, but why. Surely it cannot be down to rNHS, they seem to want us all dead as does this rubbish [more…]
California’s Democrat socialist democracy, thanks to our one-party supermajority, is a sterling example for our country. At least its chief architect, Gavin Newsom, hopes so for his 2028 ambitions. His chief entitlement used to attract [more…]
On Sundays, the priest preaches a sermon about half-way through Mass. Depending on how good a speaker he is, this is an opportunity to pick up some insights on today’s gospel, or alternatively to drift [more…]
The article below was first published in 2017 titled ‘Around the corner’ and is republished today in memory of Grimy Miner, George Kelley. From Grimy Miner’s son. It’s with great sadness that I write to [more…]
On Tuesday 11th February at 08:10, I had a heart attack. The alarm had gone off at 07:30, downstairs, I made tea for myself and Mrs. 10210, bringing it back upstairs. We sat in bed [more…]
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