Breathless!

So ITV produces a three part “drama” called “Breathless” purporting to tell the “real” story of Covid 19 in the NHS. Of course, it does no such thing and simple reinforces the fantasy that the NHS actually did something useful! 
 
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BAFTAS and Sulphur

Did you see that the 77th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held last night 18 February 2024? I managed to completely avoid the ceremony to which the BBC devoted prime time TV. I used to be of the view that ALL these ceremonies where actors congratulate each other on how wonderful they are simply constitute a complete waste of time – but that’s a given!

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Why is Cancer so in the news?

We can all agree that Cancer is an illness we would not wish on our worst enemies. Few families will not have been affected by one form or another of cancer. In my own case my father died from prostrate cancer and my brother-in-law from a brain tumour. So it hits home. And Government knows this. As does Big Pharma.

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Scorched earth economics

Labour will come to power at some point this year and they will inherit an economy that has been (deliberately) levelled by the Conservative Government. History shows us that Labour is always disastrous when put in charge of the Economy so how BAD will things get? Have a listen to this new exclusive Podcast!

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Sunday’s Best.

I can remember a time when Sunday was unlike any other day of the week. In my childhood back in the 1960’s, Sunday was a very quiet day. A day of tranquility. Or boredom. It started with Sunday school in my little village Church and then the main act of Worship. Shops were closed so there was nowhere to go in that regard and petrol stations weren’t the thing that they are these days. So you had to entertain yourself. But how, I mean there wasn’t even the Internet and mobile phones had yet to be invented! Simple, we would go for afternoon walks in the countryside if the weather was clement and if wasn’t then we would just sit around and talk as a family! Sound terrible, right?

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