The UK has an absolute stack of massive problems. Social, economic and political. Some of them are shared problems affecting most other countries. Some of them are unique to the UK. All of them are either due to or made worse by an event in June 2016. The UK Prime Minister back then, David Cameron, … Continue reading Defining Society
A change of monarch does mean change of many things. Even more when the monarchs are of a differing gender. God Save the Queen becomes God Save the King. QCs become KCs. And spare a thought for all the New Yorkers who woke up Friday morning to discover they needed to change their address from … Continue reading All Change
I worked last Thursday at the biggest station on my patch. A flagship station. It was a normal shift. I served a few customers, checked my phone. Repeat. At about eleven, I popped over to Asda to get lunch for me and a colleague. I served a few more customers and checked my phone. I … Continue reading Then The Queen Died
I’m neither a Monarchist nor a Republican. I’m a Status Quoist. I can admire the Queen as a person, and appreciate her service. I can enjoy the pomp, circumstance and grandeur. and respect the solemnity and gravity of the occasion. Mrs P and I have both enjoyed Royal events, be they jubilees, weddings or horse … Continue reading The Queen, RIP
That’s a map of every place I’ve visited. Plus two, which I’ve coloured in in advance of my visit to them next month. If you’d like to guess which those two are, put your answers on a postcard. I’ve got another potential trip the following month, if finances allow, that will colour in another three … Continue reading The Travel List
Brexit has happened. We are getting on for two years into the disaster. And it is a disaster. Sure, Covid and the Ukraine war have given the Brexiters somewhere to hide. But it’s very clear that there are no sunlit uplands. There are no real, tangible benefits. The sane Brexiters acknowledge that it hasn’t worked … Continue reading Brexit 2.0
I like all four seasons. Even winter. Although it goes on far too long. Could we not ban winter from continuing past January 2nd? We could have a referendum on this subject, just like Brexit. Based on stuff and nonsense, just like Brexit. And be as grounded in fact and reality as Brexit. I don’t … Continue reading Seasons End
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