In the UK we accept that the monarchy - the Queen as Sovereign - is Head of the Armed Forces.

This is largely a symbolic fact and in the UK this is not a big deal as the monarchy stays out of … more

2nd week of isolation started today so please forgive my bad language...

New acronym incoming...

tfu=totally fucking useless.

Covid-19 is no excuse for laziness unless you have it (and a bad … more

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OK - this is an old subject and one which was probably responsible for me starting blogging in the first place.

But I think it's probably more relevant now than when it was produced as a … more

Shocking video of the tragic port explosion in Beirut yesterday highlights the very tenuous existence of the State of Lebanon.

The political system there is tribally split and dominated by the … more

This subject is on my mind recently; I have a lot of stuff bubbling around the aether in my head.....

The gulf between gates/bezos/musk and the seriously lazily unemployed is huge.

And if the meat … more

This is more of an informative post (hopefully) rather than a rant or my trying to make a point!

If you have read this blog you may have picked up that in the past I have been excited about crypto$ … more

DISCLAIMER - MAYBE I'M A PARANOID WHO HAS WATCHED "I AM LEGEND", THINKS TOO MUCH AND HAS NOT FLOWN HIS PARAGLIDER FOR TOOOOOOOO LONG!

Riots today in Minneapolis and Hong Kong.

People are … more

Yesterday I kept turning the TV on (voyeuristically) and off (angrily) watching Dominic Cummings deal live with one angry journalist after another, purporting to represent the whipped up frenzied " … more