I did think about that but completely underestimated the crowding going into Stratford - I get a direct train from there to home so should've been easy
Still, shouldn't be so busy next season
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Still, shouldn't be so busy next season
This story had been rumbling away for long before his arrest, Kranky conveniently suddenly quit as leader just before his arrest and did the full "no comment" to all questions while they were digging their garden up. She must be deluded thinking anyone believes her full Manuel as the Daily Record spooked her yesterday. And the SNP come out of the election with a win...
It’s his unwavering faith in the Catholic God that does it. He must be right, divinely.
Meanwhile, a man who I had the misfortune to work with a lifetime ago, Alan Milburn, thinks that we need a ‘system reset’ of health, welfare and education to reduce the distressing number of young people not in work or education. Of course he does. Stunningly old fashioned and self serving statist bollocks. ‘ Central Government can solve it! And I’m from the government, just give me more money and power’.
This horrible situation is yet another manifestation of late stage capitalism, which has been in overdrive since 2008 in driving increasing inequality. Nobody controls it, there is no ‘will’ behind it, but the cowardice of political leaders - Blair, Brown, Bush Jr, Obama etc etc - enables it by supporting banks and the status quo rather than people. Andy Burnham has already capitulated to the bond markets, he’s no different, and Streeting is Blair with less brain and charisma.
The only promising thing I’ve heard recently is Burnham saying he wants more power and money to reside at local level. Whether he will deliver on this if/when he has his 18 - 24 months as top dog, given that it means giving power and money to Reform Councils, will be fun to see.
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Junior/Resident Doctors. Your 16th strike is a massive strategic failure. You started with overwhelming public support and now have none. Your leaders are idiots. Your case might be strong but it’s being presented in Esperanto. Get Mick Lynch in to advise you……oops, unlike Lynch you aren’t actually left wing are you?
The levels of economic inactivity amongst young people are both bewildering and disturbing. The social contract that former generations mostly signed up to said that, you get good qualifications, you'll get a good job and you'll be able to buy a house which will appreciate in value - each generation becoming more prosperous than the last. This is now broken, and it seems to me that significant numbers of young people are now thinking, 'what's the point?' If graduates can't get jobs, what hope is there for the rest of us?
Something has to change drastically.
The potential benefits of AI need to be harnessed for the good of all people, not just the already-wealthy. Some kind of guaranteed minimum income, I guess. Otherwise inequality will just get more exaggerated.
We went to see a Pogues tribute band at the Irish Club in Camden last year and as we were leaving I spotted Mick Lynch. I felt compelled to interrupt his conversation so that I could shake his hand and tell him what a great man I thought he was.. He seemed slightly puzzled but was very gracious.
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The picture on the right resembles Birmingham. Only just ended a near two year bin strike, rather embarrassing for a Labour government and council...
For his age this is excellent technique. Every party leader should be forced to do this.
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What a despicable piece of dirt Nigel Farage is. He's been in hiding for weeks to avoid being questioned over his lies regarding a £5m 'gift' from a crypto billionaire, but saw in the horrendous murder of Henry Nowak an opportunity to spread hate and division and immediately emerged to make an 'address to the Nation', calling for 'pure cold rage'. Utter scum.
Obviously Farage will do what Farage does.
But people are angry about this. Far beyond those who would listen to Farage. Justice has to be seen to be done when it comes the police involved and family of the murderer. The bodycam footage reflects terribly on the coppers and largely discredits the stupid statement they put out a week or two ago which always sounded illogical.
But people are angry about this. Far beyond those who would listen to Farage. Justice has to be seen to be done when it comes the police involved and family of the murderer. The bodycam footage reflects terribly on the coppers and largely discredits the stupid statement they put out a week or two ago which always sounded illogical.