The difference between two brothers: I refer to the Princes William and Harry and, no, I do not wish to sink in the mire of speculation concerning their parentage! Suffice to say that they could not be more different. William is the straightest of straight arrows, imbued with the sense of duty possessed by his Grandmother. Harry, by contrast, is a loose canon careening around the Royal deck and likely to go off at any moment. It's a pity because he is a courageous and likeable young man who did his duty in Afghanistan 'up the sharp end'. Alas, his wife, I suspect, has an ego that far exceeds her brain cells. There will be trouble ahead . . .
Will Boris blink on the 'chicken-run'? As he accelerates towards the massive road block that faces him in Europe, in Parliament and in the Courts, will Boris lift his foot off the accelerator or will he push down even harder? I do not know but the fact that he still employs that determined/fanatical (you choose!) back-seat driver, Dominic Cummings, would indicate that we should not expect the shriek of brakes! Also, the fact that an increasing number of voters are sick of the whole business and simply want 'OUT', then it will aid Boris, when we finally get to the inevitable election, to show that he has been deliberately obstructed by people intent on defying the will of the majority of voters. Bring it on!
Murray mints: Do you remember them and their catchy slogan, "Murray mints, Murray mints, too good to hurry mints!" I am reminded of them, for obvious reasons, because Douglas Murray has entered my life - BIG TIME! He is, and has long been, a fairly constant commentator on all sorts of subjects in all sorts of newspapers and magazines, as well as being a prolific author on a variety of subjects. In fact, I have just purchased his latest book: "The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity" so you can expect a review (of sorts) in due course. He is a former practicing Christian, a homosexual, a strong anti-Islam critic and politically a conservative. The Guardian described his latest book as "the bizarre fantasies of a rightwing provocateur, blind to oppression." Apparently they are unaware that he also wrote a book severely criticising my old Regiment when in 1972 it shot 28 unarmed civilians in Derry, 14 of whom died. So, an interesting fella' and I am looking forward to reading his latest book. Also, of course, he is a contributing editor of The Spectator - so that's alright then!
Call in the Paras! Apparently, the dim-dumb 'kiddiewankies' are planning to bring London to a halt for a fortnight whilst they protest about '_____________' (fill in your choice of cause). I am not really suggesting the military but the police, with the full support of the government, need to act with energy and, if necessary, force! They might consider spraying them all with yellow paint!
Oh 'strewth, I just fell into a gay/queer imbroglio: Even at my age I keep stumbling over topics about which I know little or sometimes nothing! The world of 'gays 'n' queers' is one of them but, courtesy of Mr. Murray (see above), I now know very much more. As I mentioned, Mr. Murray is homosexual and the opening section of his book is devoted to explaining this highly nuanced sub-section of society. For example, did you know that 'gay' is the word used to describe the more moderate world of homosexuality where-as, 'queer' is the far more extreme version of it? From that point on, Mr. Murray, with his piercing intelligence, analyses - dare I say? - the 'ins and outs' of this section of society. I could have managed the rest of my life quite well without it but, dammit, I do have an enquiring mind so I am happy to explore different facets of life, particularly with Mr. Murray as my guide. All I can say is - 'HOONOO'?
No more rumbles
It is a pity we can't go from Elizabeth R to William R and skip the one that talks to plants and wants to be a bicycle seat.
Posted by: AussieD | Sunday, 06 October 2019 at 10:47
Please don't send Her back to us!
Posted by: Whitewall | Sunday, 06 October 2019 at 13:17
All the proper people have refused to accept the Referendum vote. They have resisted by any means necessary. Sounds familiar.
Posted by: Whitewall | Sunday, 06 October 2019 at 13:20
There is a narrative that should Boris be prevented from completing Brexit by 31 October his support will evaporate.
I don't buy it. If he is seen to be doing less than his best, yes that will lose him support, but if he is prevented by Parliament no.
Further, even if he does lose support, where will that support go? Not to the Lib-Dems, Greens or Labour. If Boris loses support it will go to Farage.
Posted by: Pat | Sunday, 06 October 2019 at 14:42
Damn the torpedoes!
Posted by: Timbo | Sunday, 06 October 2019 at 15:18
David, I haven’t read Murray’s book on Derry, but I would venture to suggest that more of the blame should be borne by the dipsticks who sent the Paras in as a peacekeeping force when they are known basically for excelling at killing people and breaking things.
Posted by: Timbo | Sunday, 06 October 2019 at 16:38
Timbo, that is something I have said many a time and oft'!
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 06 October 2019 at 17:18
What Pat says.
Posted by: JK | Sunday, 06 October 2019 at 19:21
If the Guardian describes a book as right-wing fantasy, then it probably contains a good deal of common sense.
Posted by: Whyaxye | Sunday, 06 October 2019 at 19:47
When it comes to the world of gays, queers, fags etc etc, they can all go --------each other. I don't care.
Posted by: Whitewall | Sunday, 06 October 2019 at 20:48
What Timbo said.
A senior officer I served under many years ago used to address his people before anything of importance was to occur. One of his favourite offerings was "Always be nice to people but be prepared to kill them. Your primary role in life is to eliminate our country's enemies".
Posted by: AussieD | Sunday, 06 October 2019 at 23:15