A very foggy day today. It stopped me from going for a walk. I’ve been immersed in sorting music and playing a lot of different stuff – Pete Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Elmore James and John Martyn were the main ones!
A laid-back day!!
I also went and did some shopping. That felt strange. Masks and social distancing prevailed but I sense there is a lot of apprehensions around.
Meanwhile, out in Coronaland, we are stiff suffering from the time of the buffoon. What is quite clear is that our clown is completely out of his depth; he’s trying to wade in the middle of the ocean and can’t understand why he can’t feel the bottom. He was fine when it came to making funny speeches and jolly japes but this isn’t the 6th Form common room in Eton; it’s the real thing. He has clearly demonstrated that he is useless at understanding any of the details and making decisions. Everything is off the cuff. Everything is overestimated, badly thought through and utterly vacuous. Whether it’s Brexit, Covid or even the day to day stuff it’s like putting Tommy Cooper in charge of the country. I take that back. Tommy Cooper was a lot cleverer than Johnson. He’d have made a better job of things.
How did we allow this clown to negotiate a Brexit that has put Ireland in a dire situation, ruined the fishing industry, wrecked agriculture, imposed a mass of red tape and tariffs and cost us many tens of billions? How did we tolerate the lies??
Brexit was a huge mistake and this cretin was instrumental in that, but having taken the stupid decision to distance ourselves and pull out of Europe we could have negotiated a deal that would have been far less destructive. But no. Our clown, along with the neanderthal maniacs of the ERG, went for the worst of all worlds. Nuts. We are already beginning to see the disaster it is destined to become. The SUNNY UPLANDS are really decades of austerity and shortages.
Then we have ended up with a Billy Bunter clown backed up by the most extreme bunch of right-wing lunatics we have ever hard. Not only are they rabid but they are completely insane. Watching them in the House of Commons or in interviews is very like watching Monty Python sketches on the upper-class twits:
Forget about masks, social distancing or any sensible guidance, they sit there on the front bench without their masks, setting an example, secure in the Conviviality. I thought I saw Rees-Mogg in that sketch.
The man investigating the illegal parties in Downing Street has had to step down because of holding illegal parties. You couldn’t write it. Fills me with immense confidence.
The one good piece of news for Boris Johnson is that Worzel Gummidge is coming back onto TV so he has a ready-made role to step straight into. Talk about revolving doors!!
So yesterday there was another jump to 93,045 new cases with another 111 deaths. Omicron cases lept to 10,000. London Mayor Sadiq Khan declared a major incident. Omicron is doubling every one and a half days. Cases are the worst they’ve ever been. There are calls from scientists for a circuit breaker. The hospitals are filling up (mainly with the unvaccinated), staff are going off ill, people are cancelling bookings, the whole entertainment and hospitality sectors are crashing, but it’s all OK.
You might expect the government to make an announcement or two, give some clear advice, but no.
Officially Johnson has announced there is nothing to worry about. It’s just plebs dying. He says that they are going to boost everybody. Presumably, those too stupid to get a jab can suffer the consequences. The relaxation of rules was IRREVERSIBLE. Pile up the bodies. The economy comes first. There’s money to be made!! No need for a circuit breaker. He’s promised a ‘normal’ Christmas. That’s what we’re going to have even if it kills us!! This is populist politics – give the public what they want and hang the consequences.
I realised long ago that these fools are playing politics and making lousy decisions, so I will do my own thing. I’m avoiding indoors and severely limiting my contacts even though, as a triple vaccinated person, I should be quite safe.
But, one glance at the figures is enough to show me that this is going to be a far from normal Christmas.
Stay Safe – don’t let Christmas or populism kill you!
It was a very cold day today but the sun was out and that made it feel good. My kestrel flew over my head, the crows were cawing like mad, seagulls glided on the breeze and the trees were skeletons against a misty array of frost-rimed fields.
Back home I’ve been playing some Roy Harper and sorting out CDs.
Meanwhile, out in Coronaland, the bubble has burst; Boris Johnson is no longer viewed as a cute and cuddly messy-haired charmer, he’s now being seen as the lying, scheming, incompetent chancer he is. People are fed up with his promises and bright sunny proclamations. They’ve realised that there is no substance. The flimsy man gabbles away with the first thing that comes into his head gushing out in a string of soundbites, which never amount to anything!! We’re up to the gills with sunny uplands, world-beating Track and Trace, Moonshots, making Britain great again, Global Britain, build back better, levelling up and other vacuous nonsense. It’s all a gush of words. The fabled sunny uplands have proved to be a dreary sewer. The world-beating T&T is a joke. It’s been a big con trick. He’s obfuscated what was really going on. They’ve been greedily grabbing all they could and taking us for fools. A litany of sleaze, corruption and lies.
While this week’s fiascos were plying out Rishi Sunak was out in the States meeting with Health leaders looking to sell off more of our NHS. One minute they’re out there bashing pans and praising the people who saved their lives and the next they’re ushering in the private practice through the backdoor. Who’s making all the money??? Rishi Sunak isn’t short of a bob or two – where’s that coming from? Johnson’s been making a fortune and Rees-Mogg made a killing. How many are pulling in hundreds of thousands from second jobs – lobbying Government? How made of the multimillion-pound contracts went to friends and relatives??
Hopefully, Shropshire will be replicated all over the country and we might get rid of this obnoxious, inept bunch of sleazy scumbags forever!! Wouldn’t it be nice if we never have to suffer the austerity caused by a nasty Conservative Government?
The latest bit of sleazy daftness is that Simon Case, who was appointed to investigate Boris Johnson’s parties, had a party himself!! They were all at it!! What was it Rees-Mogg said? —- Jacob Rees–Mogg says a “convivial fraternal spirit” means the Conservatives do not need to wear masks in the Commons!! Seemingly they can all hold parties in lockdown and make up the rules!! What he really meant was that it really is one rule for them and another for us!!
So yesterday the Covid cases soared to 93,045 with another 146 deaths. There were another 3,201 cases of Omicron though one of the scientists said that it was likely to be at around 200,000 really.
It was warm today – 11 degrees!! I’ve been sorting shelves and CDs all day and went for a walk late afternoon. The sunset was glorious!! I’d settle for winter like this!!
Meanwhile, out in Coronaland, the arrogance continues apace. It now seems that the Tories were holding parties all over the place while the rest of us were locked down. It really doesn’t surprise me. I’ve known so many Tories over the course of my career and that arrogance and superiority is par for the course. Rules are for the little people. It’s not ‘do what I do’ it’s ‘Do as I tell you’. It’s bred into them and reinforced through their public schools. They feel entitled to do what they like, behave how they like; the world owes them a living.
I used to play rugby when I was young and represented Esher at schoolboy level. The rugby club was a bastion of Tory upper-class twit of the year. I soon got out of there!
The silliness of the clown in charge in not setting examples, not being cautious, sending the wrong messages and talking gibberish, is all coming home to roost. Like any other populist fool, he was trying to be popular – promising the earth and delivering nothing. He’s been telling us that the relaxation of rules was IRREVERSIBLE and going around not wearing a mask, pretending that everything is normal. It’s not normal. The virus never went away. We’ve been a breeding ground for variants!! Now we’ve got Omicron!!
He is meant to be leading us in a crisis!! All he’s been doing is creating crisis after crisis. The man’s a nincompoop. He’s taken us into a disastrous Brexit and created one of the worst records on Covid in the world.
Even the Tory Press is turning on him saying that the country is rudderless!!
That’s so true. The fool hasn’t got a clue. He just makes optimistic announcements and expects everything to magically happen. If optimism was the answer to problems everything would be great. Unfortunately, you need planning, expertise and knowledge. He’s lacking in all departments.
Yesterday there was a staggering 78,610 new cases – the highest level in the whole pandemic. There were another 150 deaths.
Mind you, the government site had it as 59,077 new cases!!
Hospitalisation is up 10.4%. That’s worrying
Omicron has leapt to 10,017 new cases. Looks like Dido and her £37 billion has been spaffed up the wall!! Track and Trace?????
Well, I’ve had my three jabs and am fairly confident, even against Omicron, but I think we’re in for a rough month or two.
I’ve got a good suggestion – why don’t the Tory government resign and let some people in with a higher level of competence – anybody really – our local toyshop would make a better go of it!!
It felt quite warm today as I walked up my hill in the Yorkshire sunshine. A westerly breeze drifted past, the leaves were mushy brown slush under my feet but the sun felt quite warm on my face. Not much to see – the odd crow, seagull and blackbird clucking.
We’re heading for the shortest day – the winter solstice. A week to go – then the days start drawing out (even though we’ve got the cold days of winter to contend with.
Meanwhile, out in Coronaland, our clown is tumbling in the polls and looking toward the winter recess to allow people to forget. I’m not sure it’ll work. Can you put a bubble back together once it’s burst?? He’s now got a reputation for lies, incompetence and being disingenuous. All his big promises are seen to be empty bluster. The man’s a chancer. Big rebellion among backbenchers and a by-election to get through. He’s in for a rough ride. Already the letters are going in and the knives are out. If they lose the by-election I reckon he’ll be gone. He’s looking more of a shambles every day.
We’ll see.
So who is lined up?? I’d love to see Rees-Mogg in power. That would be the end of the Tory Party altogether. Same with that moron Liz Truss. But it’ll probably go to Rishi Sunak. They are lining him up and he’s a ‘man of the people’. The British public know their place. They will vote for a billionaire to represent them. He understands them – knows all about poverty – after all – he’s created enough!
Aaaah!!! Democracy!! Who would believe that it would be so easy to get the people to vote for their masters!!
So, yesterday according to the government site it was 53,953 new cases with another 38 deaths. According to The Guardian it was 59,610 new cases with 150 deaths. Quite a big difference.
But surely the government wouldn’t lie to us????
In Parlaiment they are discussing restrictions to deal with the rising cases and the Omicron variant. Who would have believed that a pandemic could create such politicisation!
Snootysnotforbrains from Barkingmadshire says he is refusing to wash his hands on principle. Washing is an invasion of his rights. He doesn’t need to. You can’t trust experts. Nobody in his family have washed their hands for centuries and it’s never done them any harm – apart from the odd case of food poisoning, botulism, anthrax, salmonella, diphtheria, cholera and plague – but you can pick that stuff up from any source!!
Lord Lonelybraincell from Roundthetwist says that the only mask he needs is the visor on his suit of armour. Besides, thinning out the peasants is a perfectly good idea. That’s why we have wars. In the absence of wars, a virus will do!
In the meantime, I will ignore what they all say, use my biological knowledge, avoid meeting indoors, wear a mask if I have to go in shops, wash my hands and distance myself from other people until such time as this pandemic is over. I will avail myself of every vaccination going and use science to guide what I do rather than stupid people on the internet or politicians trying to get votes.
I have allergies!!!
I am allergic to ventilators and hospitals and I’m none too keen on becoming extremely ill or dying!!
Stay safe!! The clown has had his day – it’s time to clean up the mess he’s left!!