Tuesday, 29 December 2020

Christmas 2020 (II): It was grim………

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I’ve always struggled with “Christmas”. Don’t get me wrong, I can indulge in as much chocolate as the next man (more if it is Dairy Milk – a...
Tuesday, 22 December 2020

Christmas 2020: In the pandemic………

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Twists and turns. Just a few days ago the exciting news of the roll out of COVID19 vaccinations had us all thinking that things were on the...
Saturday, 12 December 2020

Life in the Pandemic XVI: The light at the end of the tunnel

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The great sulk continues in the actual Whitehouse. The great contrast with the Bartlett Whitehouse continues (yes, I know it’s made up, but ...
Thursday, 12 November 2020

Life in the Pandemic XV: The big story…..

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I’ve already confessed my liking for “The West Wing”, which for the record I’m continuing to enjoy. I know that at the very end of the umpt...
Saturday, 24 October 2020

Life in the Pandemic XIV: The fictional and the fake……

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I freely admit it. I’m a fan of Sorkin snappy dialogue. Aaron Sorkin is the screenwriter behind films like “A Few Good Men”, “Charlie Wilson...
Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Life in the Pandemic XIII: Living, doing and knowing……

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Here in the England’s northwest, the second wave has well and truly arrived. In Liverpool, our cases and hospitalisations are up and rising,...
Saturday, 26 September 2020

Life in the Pandemic XII: What lies ahead?

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No human being can tell the future. Lot’s of us try to guess the future, and claim that we’re making a prediction. If enough of us do that ...