I attended the Rejoin march on 22nd October in London. I even shouted Down With The Tories as news came in that Johnson had landed. Along with Rejoin the EU, There were hundreds of flags and a few whistles and about 50,000 people according to the organisers, thousands according to the newspapers. I saw s=me…
Month: October 2022
When All Is Quiet
I am working for a high-end regional gallery in a lovely spot in Cornwall. It is self-employed work so I agree my days with the director and owner. This past week we have had a lovely exhibition of ceramics by the British/Egyptian ceramicist Ashraf Hanna. In a city scape the days I have worked would…
You Are My Oasis
You Are My Oasis You are my oasis The fertile spot In the desert of My life – From you and only you Words will flow like water From the underground-well – The spiritual oath Needed by poets Will always be sacred – You are my illustration – More than my ideal – My symbol…
ISIS
I recall ISIS kidnapping hundreds of women – mostly Kurdish – to be used as baby factories and married to their fighters. though in what dimension you could call them marriages I am not sure. But I do remember feeling at the time we should have gone to war with ISID for that reason, as…
Running to a New Country
Asylum seekers, as they are known, should not be a problem. If someone is running from war, persecution or criminal they should always be given asylum. It is not beyond the wit of Europe to assign numbers biased upon the flow annually given we all know where the pressure points are (every woman in Afghanistan…
They Rattle Their Bombs
Vladimir Putin is a tyrant, ill and more dangerous to to peace in Europe than anyone since Adolf Hitler. He is not sabre rattling. He is going to drop a radioactive charge of some kind on the lands in Ukraine he is losing and may even explode several across the entire country. He won’t mind…
Knowing
They tell me Rishi Sunak (Rishi means sage or ray of light and Sunak charm or friendliness) cannot possibly know what it is like to be poor in the UK today. He does not know what it means to be out of funds before the end of the month with bills still to pay. Why…
China Breaks Easily
The thing we notice when looking at the history of Russia and China is that they are two societies where the secret police have always been in evidence. The Czars and the Emperors employed them extensively and anyone thought to undermine society was on the watch list and if not imprisoned, restricted. So It comes…
The Sweetness of Autumn
When I was younger I thought there were three seasons: The long daylight and warm one, the leafy one where I could kick up leaves and the cold one. I guess that is why even today I tend to think of winter as being longer than most other people because it is still chilly in…
Rejoin
Today I was in London on the first protest march since I was in my 20s. It was the rejoin the EU march to Parliament Square. For some reason my right leg hurt like hell and I was almost limping but I did the march. I didn’t stay for the speeches – I have my…