We know who to blame

Another part of Jonah Burnbum’s legacy of disaster: massive out-of-control wildfires eating up Greater Manchester’s moorland.

Ever the optimist

President $thump has warned the Iranians that there are 1,000 missles ready to blast them immediately if the rogue state goes ahead with the assassination plan uncovered by the Israelis.
    But will the thousand missles actually be fired, plus thousands more, if $trump is whacked? Or will his successor just accept that these things happen in a war?

Heritage in danger

The dire pace of recovery of Scotland’s high streets had led an expert in architecture to call for new laws to protect empty buildings from fires due to accidents, arson and vandalism.
    Major fires in iconic buildings have closed main streets in the capital and elsewhere, and a decade is now a typical time for clearing up the mess.

Weather report

The wind machine is as blasting as ever, which is good for drying washing, but that big, bright object in the sky keeps disappearing behind white patches.
    What is going on?

Noted in passing

Esso petrol is currently 149.9p/litre and diesel is 165.9p/litre just down the road. But with the Yanks and the Iranians shooting at each another again, how long will that last?

Massive climate change!

Spotted yesterday – there are a few yellow leaves on the apple trees among all the greenery. Is this a sign that the seasons are shifting and we can expect Meteorological Autumn to start at the beginning of next month?

Today’s Wisdom

If you have an agenda to service, you’re not going to be too bovvered about a few scrips and scraps of information which don’t fit into the structure.
    Experience tells us that they can always be made to go away when the public’s attention is deflected by a suitable diversion down a blind alley, which looks interesting but turns out not to be.