Not the whole story

This is a rather weird concept – people smugglers shooting migrants in camps in France ‘who didn’t pay them’. For what, if the migrants are in France, not England?

Dog Whistle Blues

You have to be really desperate for something to whinge about if you label as modern day Nazi propaganda, an advert for American Eagle jeans featuring an actress who does a script about her genes.

Convoluted

Serbia Smarmer told President Trump during his pilgrimage to Scotland that he’s trying to increase farmers’ income. By inheritance taxing them out of existence? Trump scoffed at his pathetic lie.
    Elsewhere, Israel’s court-dodging prime minister claimed he’s not using starvation as a weapon and there’s none in Gaza. It’s not being faked, said President Trump.
    And he’s right.

Worth the money

Having spent some time in hospital this year and experienced the high quality of the service offered by the nurses and ancillary staff, I agree that the nurses deserve more than the pay offer made by the government.
    Didn’t see too much of the doctors, though. No 29% for them.

More Canadian Crunch

The Stampeders travelled to the nation’s capital to start Week 9 of the CFL. The Redblacks started Q2 with a TD to go 3-7 ahead. A pick stopped the Stamps and produced a FG. The RBs scored another TD and another pick with a minute left in the half stopped the Stamps, 3-17 at half time.
    A pick by the Stamps in the first minute of Q3 went to a missed FG for a single. A pick-6 by McGee put the RBs 20 points ahead. The Stamps managed a TD.
    A FG miss by the RBs then the sent the Stamps out on downs and charged for a TD from the 1 yard line. 11-31 final. Just the second win of the year for the home team.
    The Argos went west to Winnipeg on Friday. The Blue Bombers stopped the Argos but next thing you know, a pick-6 for the visitors! So the BB returned the kick off for a TD! And they closed Q1 with another, 7-14.
    10-17 after an exchange of field goals late in Q2, then a QB mugging, a fumble and a defensive TD for the Bombers. 10-24. Then a punt returned for a TD, 10-31! Less than a minute left, 13-31 at half time.
    The Argos started Q3 with a TD. A rain of flags in the end zone, just a FG for the Argos, 23-31. One for the BB. A punt gave the Argos a single at the start of Q4, 24-34. FG then TD the other way, 31-37.
    The Argos recovered the kick off only to be picked off. An end zone pick stopped the BB in the 12th minute. But the Bombers were not to be denied, 31-40 final.

More ‘not me, Gov’

Why are driving tests impossible to get? The government claims it inherited an enormous backlog. If so, it seems obvious that the Transport Sec. didn’t have a clue how to tackle it if the average waiting time has gone up from 14 weeks to 22 weeks.

History/Present

I’m currently reading a copy of The History of the Millennium Dome after the Bombing – on loan from a friend. No prizes for spotting that it’s set around the switch from the 20th century to the 21st century.
    The politics are strangely familiar. The lies and manoeuvring of the early New Labour years are being replayed by Smarmer’s Army. Just as deviously and cynically, and with as little regard for what The People want.