RANDOM THOUGHTS

And in many cases, offering military expertise, which I suppose is why there won’t be retaliation against Saudi Arabia for bombing the wedding party. Ooops, My Bad!

Yep, I got it now… I think????

I think that was only if the president was black. If he’s orange it’s an entirely different thing.

Well, yeah, but that was different. I got better shoes now because presidents get the best shoes in the world. FACT.

As they bloody well MUST be…

Ah, yes. Well maybe if they can prove the unprovable… a bit like the victims of Grenfell Tower who were promised new homes within 6 weeks, and are still waiting.

Sounds like that lovely Christain woman whose worst deed ever was to run through a cornfield. Coz clearly taking someone’s citizenship from them, having them lose their job, home and actually deporting them, or denying them cancer treatment, is far less offensive than running through a bloody cornfield, you odious woman.

Winston Smith hard at work in Whitehall.

Alive and well, it seems.

Could? Well, yes, I suppose it could. Martians could land too and then what would happen to the NHS? But look on the bright side, Michael. You won, at least in England and Wales and you’ve forced us into it too. And one of the results of this is that no one from Europe wants to come and work in your NHS. So it will become unsustainable anyway because there won’t be many nurses or doctors by 2030. It would be fair to say that the scenario you outlined could have been avoided in numerous ways. You could have vetoed Turkey’s membership (although you wouldn’t ahve to because Greece would have done it for you). Or you could have simply enacted the provisions that exist and which other EU countries have done viz a viz only allowing people to live here when they have jobs (and are paying taxes). Still, nothing like a bit of racial hatred to get the terminally thick on your side. Filthy foreigners coming over here to die on our trollies.

 

So, not only do our pensioners live in poverty… our kids are among the hungriest in Europe. Proud?

 

 

 

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WE COULD DO BETTER

Scotland, I suspect, would not feel obliged to punch above its weight so it might have money to pay a pension that approaches that of some of our neighbours.

We might also be able to ensure that people had enough money to buy food and stay warm 52 weeks of the year.

And maybe our health service would be something to be even more proud of it we spent the same percentage of our GDP as say, Japan, Germany or France.

Just a thought…

EARTH DAY

MAN: a thought provoking animation about the human impact on the world and the often negative effect we are having on our beautiful planet.#EarthDaypic.twitter.com/nWZmu5b4aP

— James Melville (@JamesMelville) April 22, 2018

SOPPY SUNDAY

 

MOrning. The kids are in bed, so I’ll take your tickets and start the tout…

I’m first.

Croatia, one of my favourite countries.

Life everywhere.

Come on in, the water’s fine.

We’re from Birmingham. Don’t laugh. Someone has to be.

Anyone know what these are called?

Kings Landing, Nouveau Brunswick.

I’m not sure which is holding which up…

French Alpes.

Swimming Mexico style.

Did I smell breakfast cooking?

Find a cute slug you said… well, I’m here.

I’m a Tapir, in case you were wondering.

Vischering Castle, Germany.

Maybe this is Trumpy’s new wall?

Our old mate Yosemite.

I’m a Tiger Slug. I borrowed Bet Lynch’s coat.

Northumberland. Isn’t it green?

I’m up now, Uncle Munguin. I’ll take over the Soppy Sunday Tour.

 

ALL OUR YESTERDAYS

OR PERHAPS, IN THIS CASE, TOUT NOTRE PASSÉ

(Hint Hint)

RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT SELF IMPORTANCE

In 2004 Theresa May said "I find it extraordinary that a Minister isn’t willing just to step up to the plate and take responsibility… I’m actually sick and tired of Government Ministers who simply blame other people when something goes wrong".

I agree. pic.twitter.com/zv2Dlx6Q8B

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) April 19, 2018

The thing is, of course, that she DID resign in the end. Any danger you or Rudd will do the same thing, Tess… Nope, thought not.

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Only, it seems no one even noticed you were there. You weren’t helping David with the tea and biscuits, were you?

Well, maybe Tessy doesn’t know. I mean she gets sod all else right, does she?

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This is an unashamedly republican blog. Royal families, titles, bowing and scraping, in our opinion, belongs in the history books, or in stories for children. 

I hope we don’t bore people by constantly going on about what an anachronism all royalty is and what an absolute anachronism British royalty is, but today I just got really angry with a greedy old woman who wants it all. (To be fair, over the next few months as the establishment pushes royal weddings and births in an effort to distract us from the utter chaos they are overseeing in Brexit, policing, immigration, pensions, health, education, welfare, Trump butt licking,  etc etc, there may be a little more royal scrutiny.)

The position of head of the Commonwealth is not hereditary. In theory, it is up to Commonwealth heads of government to decide who should be the next leader. However, today the greedy Windsors have made it clear that they don’t want any competition for the job and like so much else that no one else gets a look in to, this role should go to Prince Charles when the queen dies.

The Queen made it very clear that those were her wishes. She is backed by the British government, which still wants to appear to be in charge of something, even if it is as toothless as the Commonwealth. Commentators doubt very much if the Queen’s wishes will be denied her. So another title for the boys…

They already have it all… and they want to keep it that way. Their sense of entitlement sickens me.

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MUNGUIN’S GARDEN I

The first photos of the season. New phone with not very good camera. The garden’s looking a bit bare at the moment. Still, in a couple of weeks there will be leaves on the trees and the plants will have grown a bit and the new ones will look a little less “planted”