1st October
Apart from reading the morning newspapers, I need to keep away from TV news. If I see Truss or Kwarteng one more time I’ll end up throwing something at the screen.
Can it be good for the country when a lot of people appear to hold politics, the Tory party, Chuckie and her ministers in such low regard?
All joking aside, it can’t.
Matthew Paris writing in The Times called for the Tories to get rid of Truss as quickly as possible. She lacks support, is incompetent and is not fit to be PM. But maybe that’s what happens when politicians are so poorly thought of. The people that should be stepping up to the mark simply don’t, and you end up with the second raters.
It’s bad when you think ‘bring back Johnston’. He looks like a model of competency compared to her.
I sometimes think the dog would make better decisions.
Rained for most of the day.
Lot of coverage about hurricane Ian and devastation in Florida. One man upset over his boat, which is probably lying at the bottom of the sea. Not sure I can sympathise much, given the flooding in Pakistan and a lack of response to that. Lost boats in Florida seem small fry. Family down the way just back from Disneyworld Florida. The said it rained most days and would have been better staying at home.
I gave up and had the news on in the background.
Hedgehogs no longer coming into the garden because of the building work. I’ll stop putting out food and remove the boxes.
Speeding car left the road and ploughed through a hedge and into a field. Driver seemed to be okay (from a distance).
Police car turned up then left.
RAC van turned up then left.
Friends cars turned up then left.
Ice cream van stopped and she bought a cone and then stood waiting in the rain at side of road.
Then another car turned up, she got in and left (has she been kidnapped?).
No trains.
No post.
Put the jacket and lead on the dog and tried to convince him to go for a walk (in the rain). Treats got him to the end of the drive and no further. He sat down at the side of the car, sheltering from the rain. Head on paws, big brown eyes staring up at me. I gave up, opened the front door and he literally bolted into the house.
Preparations for the Tory party conference in Blackpool.
Their theme is ‘getting Britain going’.
I know , lots of jokes in there when you can’t even get a train to the venue.
‘We have all lived in a fools paradise for too long (12 years of Tory government), too much being spent on public services (remember Tory austerity), need to cut the fat to fund the budget (so reduce the top rate of income tax)’. Tory minister in the press.
Bought another Chuckie figure from HMV (cheaper than Amazon).
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