This morning the government has made a U-turn to save the Conservative party conference going into melt down. So low taxes for the well paid will not go ahead (for how long this emergency panic action lasts we will see). Faltering at the helm though Ms Truss will not gain brownie points and they are already writing your demise. Kwarteng who must be having babies this morning as he is fed to the lions. Sorry this is how I see the world.
But I read an interesting bit of old news this morning. The demise of Nefertiti, the spider. And as it spider time. the story will be told. In 2012 a little jumping spider Nefertiti was sent out into space in her box with fruit flies released through the day to keep her alive. She survived quite happily and returned to Earth and was housed in the Smithonsian insect house. She died quite soon after at 10 months, their life span is normally about a year but her little adventure is writ down and proves the spiders can live in space, as long as you take them some food!
P.S. And 'Rita' I can't publish your comment, it has triple lock on it, for some weird reason, though it is a perfectly harmless comment.
John Crace scathing as always.
Thelma I have just stopped reading any political news in the papers - it is all such a mess. I tried looking at Labour Party conference and they sounded to be changing horses mid stream - so reading my book group book and forgetting it all.
ReplyDeleteHi Pat, I am only recording news as it happens, I look on my blog as a commonplace book. They must have arrived at a decision yesterday. Here today, gone tomorrow...
ReplyDeleteIt is depressing enough to follow politics here in the US. I am sorry I cannot seem to keep track of what is going on over there. I want the media to focus on happier events! :)
ReplyDeleteThe problem is Ellen, that there are not many happy events on the horizon at the moment. Though today the plumber came and sorted our heating out, so now we can put it on for a limited time ;)
DeleteComing soon. The Truss and Kwarteng guide on how to defuse a bomb. I wonder what happens if ....
ReplyDeleteWell Truss has broken the first rule of Thatcherism, she has 'turned'
DeleteWe are all wondering how the economic (global) events will work out!
ReplyDeleteTrouble is Tabor we are only a small cog in a big wheel. But one thing the government should be very wary of is rattling the stock market.
Delete"But one thing the government should be very wary of is rattling the stock market." Absolutely correct Thelma. Unless Putin trips on his firing pin.
ReplyDeletePutin might just be the man who pushes the button, unless his generals stop him. Fingers crossed he wont Joanne.
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