Are we all ready for 'levelling up', you too could be a millionaire in Johnson's fairy land, but I wish he would put a bit more flesh on the bones of the skeleton of Great Britain! I am not being politically miserable this morning, after all there are worse things on the horizon. As we watch with horror Germany and associated countries reel under terrible floods, whilst across the world the West coast of America burns its forests in temperatures that are obscene, it is well to keep our feet on the grounds of reason. Which is Climate Change by the way, read Murrmurs serious thoughts for once.
So where did my England go? Danny Boyle got a lovely story going in the Olympics 2012 Games, the drums beat loud and clear, thousands joined in the play-acting of our history. The grind of the industrial revolution, that made places like Todmorden houses black and grim, or was it the coal, which was dug out of the ground in the dark and dangerous mines to fuel heating and industrial work. Does it matter, we have inherited the aftermath, our planet works for humans at 21 % oxygen so I believe, keeping that balance has now become imperative.
Who is the hero of the hour? Gareth Southgate, standing by his team and consoling them and showing us a way to behave in our 'Rainbow Culture' which is just shorthand for saying we are a multicultural country, just watch the homage to the NHS, it starts at 50 minutes in for an understanding of this.
As Boyle so poignantly pointed out we do things well, theatre, music, dancing and work, Britain often and does act like a team in spite of government. The pandemic has taught us that and we should do well to remember it.
So enjoy the music, the uplifting history, as we fought our way through each period, and remember it is not us who inherit but our children and grandchildren, they are the keepers of the future.
You can view it on Youtube, just hit the appropriate button ;)
What a lovely uplifting post Thelma. You have weathered a few storms in recent months and never a single complaimt about yourself - only about the wider issues. I agree about Gareth Southgate - I hope he gets suitable recognition and I hope he gets it soon.
ReplyDeleteWell Pat the news is not upbeat at the moment, so we have to be. It is sad leaving, village friends visit to say goodbye and I listen to the gossip and know I will miss it. But there is a new adventure round the corner and I have to take it on.
ReplyDeleteLevelling up my arse. B.J. is destroying all that was ever good about the Conservative Party. Corbyn did the same for Labour. What a time we live in.
ReplyDeleteDon't think any thinktank in the country understood him either according to the Guardian, we need the good Conservatives to rebel against him. Dominic Cumming's blog, you can now subscribe at £10 per month, as he trolls Boris in his 'trolley' image, which I haven't quite worked out yet but seems to refer to a supermarket trolley smashing from side to side down an aisle.
DeleteDoes levelling up mean rising to the next plateau or regaining an even keel? I read several accounts of his speech and still didn't get the gist of it.
ReplyDeleteExactly Joanne, it means whatever you want it to mean, Boris strikes again in a mumble of words. I sort of saw it as the North levelling up with the South, promised for years. I think he sees the future with towns and mayors in control but with central government in control of the money, think I have seen that model somewhere;)
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