Labour’s next leader?
The villain of the piece
I predict…
- A Tory overall majority ✅
- A fall in the number of Labour seats ✅
- A fall in the number of LibDem seats ✅
- No seats for the Brexit party ✅
- In 2020 the Tories will rip themselves to pieces over Brexit 𐄂
- All 3 leaders will resign in 2020 or earlier ✅✅𐄂
Machines – an astonishing documentary
This astonishing documentary about life in an Indian textile factory is available once again on the BBC iPlayer, but only until Tuesday (now expired): https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09g8cc9/machines
At the very least, these workers deserve 65 minutes of your time.
“A mesmerising and unflinching look behind the doors of a textile factory in India, as director Rahul Jain observes the life of the workers and the oppressive environment they seldom escape from. Machines tells a story of the human cost of mass production in a globalised world, showing the gulf between rich and poor from both perspectives.”
Fire and Fury – Michael Wolff
Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff is a gob-smacking account of the shambles in the White House during the first year of the Trump presidency and of the unsuitability of Trump for the position of president. What a monster!
Highly recommended for anyone interested in American politics.
The reluctant voter
I had zero enthusiasm for voting for any of the parties in the local elections, but it was a nice evening and I cast my three votes for the least-worst party (Lib Dems). If there had been Green candidates my votes would have gone to them.
Machines – an astonishing documentary
An astonishing documentary about life in an Indian textile factory, available on the BBC iPlayer until the end of February: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09g8cc9/machines
There are some stupid, hateful people on social media
Where I get the news
First port of call for finding out if the world is about to end is the BBC website. After that I check out the Guardian, sometimes the Telegraph, sometimes Sky News. I also pop into Mail Online for a laugh. The New York Times and Washington Post web sites are great sources for finding out what the clown has been up to and to read the articles shredding him to pieces.
I buy the i newspaper daily because its subscription is incredibly cheap. I used to get the Guardian occasionally until it became expensive. The Times is an occasional treat and has become the choice on Saturdays. (The big crossword is challenging but enjoyable)
When I wake in the morning I listen to BBC Radio’s Today programme usually to discover that I read about today’s news, yesterday. It’s usually possible to listen for about an hour, before repetition kicks in or because of some intensely annoying item or interviewee.
In the evening the Channel 4 news is always dependable and good on analysis, and the ITV News can be fun when Tom Bradby is the presenter. BBC Newsnight is required viewing for its varied, though variable, output.
I never knock the BBC because it would be the end of civilisation if it were to disappear, and I never get worked up about things I can do nothing about.
Noooo! Say it isn’t so!
We’ve still got a Tory government, we’ve still got Brexit, but now we’re stuck with Corbyn and his motley crew and there’s going to have to be another election.
Vote tactically!
Moi? Lib-Dems!
(Update: Well that was a waste of time!)
things change 