Category Archives: Personal
Disillusioned and Disappointed
I have become disappointed and disillusioned with politics at several levels. At national level politicians are not willing to answer straight questions, the ones that require yes/no answers when the interviewer asks one. They try and avoid the question, give … Continue reading
What am I thinking
I had started to keep an online journal few months back. Kept it up for a few days and then stopped it. It’s not as easy as it looks. I’m normally OK with a paper one when on holiday but … Continue reading
An Energy Transition
Much has been said and written about a transition to a new energy economy and what that may entail. The first thing it involves is a new UK wide industrial strategy that focuses on a substantial investment in domestic manufacturing … Continue reading
Celebration for my father
My father died back in May 2022. Not from Covid. He spent his last few days in a care home next to my mother. He did not want a funeral so we did not have a “wake” or anything like … Continue reading
Messiness #6
When is a resignation speech not a resignation? When it’s given by Boris Johnson. All the media yesterday were going on about his resignation but, he did not use the word resignation in his statement. Nor did he use the … Continue reading
Messiness #5
I’m happy not to have my birthday acknowledged by people who know me. Only my sisters have sent birthday cards. Nothing from anyone else who knows me. I’m happy being “billy no mates” today, I’m free to do whatever I … Continue reading
Messiness #4
Wimbledon is over for me. It’s not just Andy’s loss but also Emma. She didn’t look her usual self yesterday, as though she wasn’t ‘in the zone’, there was no spark in her play, although she tried to make a … Continue reading
Messiness #3
East Lothian Liberal Democrats are in a mess. The last meeting of it’s Executive Committee was in April this year. There have been no meetings since the elections in May. The last communication to members only was in the run-up … Continue reading
Messiness #2
A rail strike organised by only one of the unions that have members in the rail industry has the Minister responsible following his leader by telling lies about the dispute. He has said the average rail worker earns £44k per … Continue reading
Messiness
Looking back on recent posts I find they relate to books I’ve read and posted reviews on Goodreads for. Nothing about anything else that’s going on. It’s just that I find them too messy to get my thoughts round them … Continue reading
