What do you want to be scared of next? Oh of course it is the Indian variant. Don’t think for one moment that Boris isn’t using this next scare, to deflect from his governments relentless march towards re-writing our rights and freedoms. If had not been so cavalier with our borders (funny that considering the fuss the leavers made over them before the referendum?) then we would not be worried? We have to be let loose and what will be will be! Perhaps that too is cavalier but how long can we keep hiding?
Just read an interesting article where a rather eminent professor postulates that far from having a desire to improve the lives of their constituents, most MP’s want to be elected because they see it as a path to improving their own careers and wealth. There are many well intentioned MP’s who genuinely care about their voters. I suspect they are in the minority? We are living in an age where an integrated society is no longer a desirable ambition, it is all about the individual and what they can gain? It is ironic that as the general standard of living has risen, the gap between rich and poor has dramatically widened and we have more people than ever living in poverty and homeless! There have always been charities and volunteers set up to help those in need but did you ever imagine we would have so many food banks? Have you ever seen so many sleeping rough in town centres (Although there is precious little evidence in Kettering, maybe Covid related?)?
And while we are on the subject of town centres, when did so many places for food open up? Kettering has a disproportionate amount cafe, pizza, fish and chips, chicken, kebab and every other variant you can think of. Not to mention the usual suspects, Subway (3), Greggs, MacDonalds(3) etc. The variety of menus is diverse and the ethnic choice welcome but surely they can’t all survive? You can stop every hundred yards for a coffee, or in places just nip next door! Now not all are open for obvious reasons but one assumes at one time they all believed they would make a living? They are closely followed by places to get your haircut! Barbers and hairdressers seem to spring up everywhere. So I ask this simple question, are we the public frightened we might not get food or find a way of keeping our hair under control? I did frequent the Italian coffee place with Peter, Wednesday and very nice it was too but these other crap food places, as I call them, no chance, no wonder we have an obesity problem in this country. Walk down around any town and observe the amount of overweight people you see. We used to call them fat but I believe that is now politically incorrect!!!! I am not the slimmest person in the world (big boned!) but the size of some beggars belief! I suspect in an age where the plethora of cooking programmes and competitions and disproportionate to the actual amount of the population that can cook, why bother when it is so easy to order a takeaway? I admit I did use the Just Eat app to order a bacon salad sandwich yesterday whilst helping Adam and Alex to move house, it was very tasty!
I hope that supplies enough controversy for a Saturday, discuss
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