Well my little cat, Mollie, age 19 years old went sick last week. Two days of being sick, two days of sleeping and not eating. Than all of a sudden she found her voice (very loud) and her appetite again, so we seem to have passed that moment of whether she could make it or not. She sleeps on top of me, which is comfortable for her but not me. So she once more rules the roost.
Like everyone now I hardly listen to the news, I see we might have a temporary 'Cease Fire' in Gaza. I also notice, that the destruction is so great, that culturally, the towns have been blasted into nothing. Will there be anything redeemable? Keir Starmer has now changed his tune, but can it be because in the cynical world of politics, winning is the only goal for his party. Is it time to get rid of party politics? I wish......
Well a lot of Tory politicians want out, do they read the writing on the wall and we are in for Labour rule. Thinking about politicians who are shunted through the various offices of government, with no or little experience, one wonders what would be an ideal form of government.
All I see is both sides castigating each other for the many failures that have occurred. Poverty is real on the streets, rents are high through greed and nothing much happens except the daily moan of despair.
On F/B someone puts through the varieties of roses that have been developed over time. They are beautiful, it gives one hope that someone somewhere is slowly year after year is cultivating roses with love and care, completely oblivious to world matters, long may it continue. It reminds me of Gregor Mendel and his experiment with peas and bees in the 19th century, and we now have the science of genetics.
There is a story I remember from childhood. In Holland a couple of centuries ago, not being exact here. There grew great interest in tulips, it was called Tulip mania. The tulip bulbs sold at a great price and the flowers were developed to be striped. There was this one nursery man who grew the most perfect, beautiful tulip but he grew poor in striving to achieve this. Then one day he was so hungry, he ate the prize bulb. He died soon after, and the next year a most beautiful tulip appeared on his grave ;)
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| Here is Ghislaine De Feligonde, a Hybrid Musk introduced by Turbat in 1916 |
I have lost any respect for Kier Starmer that I ever had, and that was not much. I would like a benign monarchy with a very efficient civil service, but I know that is dreamland. A return to 'good king/bad king' would at least mean that we stood a slight chance...
ReplyDeleteSo King Charles is genial and 'green' but old. William is younger and is more in tune with the 'people'. Heads of state in control maybe. I would rather see devolution and people assemblies I think.
DeleteGlad Mollie recovered. They can be such a worry.
ReplyDeletePolitics is controlled by big business, venture capital and powerful media. We can say what we want about it on our little blogs, but if we gained enough followers to become influential, we would have desist injunctions served on us pretty quickly, and be liable for the costs.
Because Mollie is so old Tasker I tend to worry that she might die on me but of course that is the role of fate. This morning I was watching Coles and Woolworth (supermarkets) in Australia being grilled on the very high prices they were charging the consumer but also their behaviour towards their suppliers. It is a reminder to stand up to these businesses. If we allow politics to be run by vested interests it is up to us to put our oar in occasionally. Remember the Post Office and years ago Mcdonalds taken to court by two skint youngsters. But as you so rightly say no one bothers with the small blogs ;)
DeleteI see you are talking about 'Slapps' there is an article in the Guardian on it....https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/21/rich-powerful-silencing-hold-to-account-slapps
DeleteMake you wonder what we never hear about.
DeleteGladd she is again.
ReplyDeleteMollie when ill is quiet, when better, is so noisy. She does the usual things cats do. Demands doors open, then refuses to go through them. 10 minutes later same routine and so on.
DeleteAs so often happens, your current government will lose the next election rather than the opposition winning it. Same result but expectations will be low. I'm pleased to know your cat came good.
ReplyDeleteWell the parliamentary meeting yesterday evening resulted in a fiasco. The humanitarian position of the Cease Fire forgotten in the tumult of the precedence of voting rules or whatever Andrew.
Delete"Like everyone now I hardly listen to the news..." Well I for one am pleased to say that I keep up with the news as much or even more than I have ever done. Having said that, I think that the petty procedural squabble that played out in parliament yesterday was a disgrace and an insult to the beleaguered people of Gaza who deserved to have their terrible situation properly considered. Britain should be helping to increase the international pressure for a lasting ceasefire and an end to the ongoing slaughter of innocent Palestinians and their children.
ReplyDeleteIt is so typically British and political the ability to muddy the waters of a clear stream of action. And in this instance I will not listen to all their arguments of why they messed up the need for action on the Cease Fire in Gaza.
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