Well, we’ve got Leicester shut down and we have thirty-six other boroughs with a rising number of cases. That doesn’t sound like good news to me – particularly just before they plan to open all the pubs and restaurants. Six hundred and eighty-nine new cases with heaven knows how many cases undetected. I think I’ll be steering clear of anywhere!
This looks like a time to be wary. Johnson and his crew are ready to pounce – any way they can screw more money out of any given situation for themselves and their profiteering friends (how much is Rees Mogg looking to get out of Brexit?? a cool two million?). Under the guise of opening up the economy and getting new jobs, we could see a lot of protection and rights disappearing. This relaxing of planning is a good example. This is when we end up with massive environmental damage and worse pollution and working conditions. All that matters is the cash – right? No way!
There are record cases in the USA and Brazil. It looks completely out of control over there. But that’s what you get when you put obnoxious buffoons in charge. These snake-oil salesmen are incompetent. Elsewhere in the world, there are fresh outbreaks and countries are struggling to contain it.
This is not something that is going away any time soon!
I thought I’d soothe my troubled mind with a bit of Sandy Denny. What a beautiful voice from such a troubled songstress. She was one of the very best. Brilliant live in Fairport. Who knows where the time goes? It’s been a hundred days in lockdown today! It might be a good few hundred more before this is over!
I worked on my photobooks and prepared to do a bit more decorating. It’s a busy lockdown and has been extremely productive so far – but I’m running out of enthusiasm!
It was a gloomy day but when it stopped raining I ventured out for my 10 Kilometre walk up my hill and along the lane. It helps keep me sane. I’m so glad we’ve still got most of the summer and autumn to go before the weather gets cold and wet. Without my walks, I think I might go nuts. At least I’m keeping fit!
So you all stay fit and keep safe!
Opher, I think you mean day 110, not day 100.
It’s cold and wet down here, too. Last week, the local high temperature of the day went down in three days from 34 Celsius to 19. Continued at that rate, we’ll be at absolute zero inside two months. And you wonder why I’m cynical about “global warming?”
Anyway, I’ve had another COVID article published here: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/07/02/is-the-uk-government-misleading-the-public-on-covid-tests/. Make of it what you will.
But the Leicester situation is very interesting. If it proves to have been a false alarm, there will be a lot of angry people.
An interesting article Neil – I think they are misleading us on everything!
As for global warming – check the data. it’s all there. The weather patterns we have are entirely consistent with the disruption to the jet stream.
I think we’re in for a surge – Leicester is just the start.
Here in LA I’m fit to be tied!
It is certainly having a psychological impact on all of us.