I’d like all the people working to dismantle our NHS by stealth, to watch “The Repair Shop” as they preserve Michael Rosen’s Patient Diary. Kept by the staff that looked after him while he was in an induced coma having contracted Covid. He was alone and had he died this would have been the only witness to his last days. Epicurus said “for a life to be...
Have you ever wondered about the compatibility between capitalist management v social conscience? Capitalism, with its focus on profit maximization, has undeniably brought significant economic growth. However, it often operates within a framework that places financial gain above social well-being. This misalignment raises important questions about our priorities as a society. Balance Balancing economic prosperity and social responsibility is crucial for a sustainable future. Capitalism tends to...
This last year £400 of your tax has been given back to your household to help with your electricity bill. You have given that money to your power company. Your power company has then made a profit and given some of that back to its shareholders. Anyway, you look at your tax money is being given to the shareholders of power companies. Capitalism no longer functions. One...
We have to change the narrative; Education is not a business, and lower the school leaving age from 21 back to 18. Scrap the universities from the 1992 reform. We need to educate people, not cohorts. Education is not a business. Trade, Craft, and vocation should be as valued as letters after a person’s name. We need to change the narrative. Let’s value people, have skills equity...
I think we all agree the House of Lords is out of date. I do think we need an upper house. A senate if you will. A place that is a critical friend to the commons. in the 14th century the evolution of our system made perfect sense. in tne 11 century our parliament was made up of tne Saxon Whitans, the nobles from the lands presided...
The Harry and Meghan Documentary: Hidden Messages is part one of my look at some of the production techniques used in the Netflix documentary. It’s not a review of the documentary or a commentary on the story. Its is my analysis of how the production team have used certain techniques to tell the story. Some of these techniques have a hidden psychological effect on the audience. They...
ITV’s The Ipcress File: Good or Bad? This is a review of the latest version of the Ipcress File by TV director and producer Jonathan Glazier. Starring Michael Caine, the original film of Len Deighton’s book became a classic. It epitomises the 60’s with its cool visuals and restrained performances from the cast. The ITV remake still has that wonderful retro look, although of course, in the...
Today I was asked, “who wrote the bible”. Well, it’s a fascinating story and if you have an hour worth the effort to research. This is totally a historic interest not religious. And it is fascinating and the answer is based on identifying the writing styles of the original texts. Scholars Various scholars have given letters to each of the styles and looking at the use of...
Tonight on BBC one I can look forward to a, “Star Studded Pointless celebrating 100 years of the BBC”. I need it having just returned from a trip to our local Cooperative to purchase ingredients for my Special fried rice. Becca is out, and my 扬州炒饭, or Yáng zhōu chǎo fàn, is one of my two go to dishes, and to be clear, there are only two...
Come the Revolution and this is why. Glaziers Lane is in a small village called Easeborne in Sussex. It’s my family seat, not the big house but the slum where some 17 Glaziers lived in poverty, but with love and I suspect a lot of laughter. This is the estate gate house, now the Cowdray Estate farm shop featured on the C5 tv show. Every morning the...
