Well ! Has Tony turned *that* corner. Y'know the one that leads to the *Grey Havens* ? Population at present: 4 (Thatcher, Callaghan, Heath and Major). A Guardian/ICM poll today would seem to suggest that the WMD issue, combined with years of spin, have finally eroded the trust of the nation to the point where the suit, shirt, tie and cufflinks all drop off, and the country takes the piss out of his *new clothes*.He should have a word with Margaret. Regardless of how successful you have been, the minute you start dragging the party down it won't be long before the *stalking horse* appears. Closely followed by a right clever bastard on a white charger.
The poll was obviously taken before today's awful news of at least 6 British squaddies blasted into infinity in the wilds of Iraq. News that must surely damage Tony more ? He may get away with the disbelief regarding the WMDs - but body bags at Brize Norton will certainly see the end of a politician who promised so much and, ultimately, achieved so little.
Minimum wage anyone ? Yeah cheers Tony - it really is *minimum* isn't it ? Education, education, education ? Yeah but only if you're prepared to pay, pay, pay ! NHS back in the hands of the Party that created it, ( forgetting the fact that Beveridge was a Liberal)? Oh so that must mean Foundation Hospitals and the spectre of a two-tier health service then ! Occupational pensions frittered away by Multinationals ? Its OK, the workers can pay extra and work longer. Crime ? "Our figures show its going down". Errrr.....yeah, right. Sorry, I hadn't noticed. Perhaps I wasn't paying attention.
YOU let me, and millions of others down Tony Blair. The first Labour Premier to achieve two FULL terms, ('64 - '70 = .75% of two terms), and, it seems to me, you spent your time with your head up the arse of George Dubya, reading Hayek, Freidman and the collected works of Thatcher, Joseph and........Walter fecking Mitty!
Cartoon by Steve Bell © 2003
Its All in the Game
Pet subject time.
Tim ! You STRUGGLED against some nonentity (tennis-wise I mean, I'm sure he has chutzpah in abundance in all other areas of his life). First round Tim ??? You STRUGGLED !!
I think you just might struggle on.....for a while.
Way to Blue
Calm down ! Calm down !!!!! Deep breaths. Happy thoughts....................
I've got Musicmatch Jukebox set to *shuffle* and pointing to the MP3 directory on my HDD. A decent glass of Red at hand and the serendipitous (sp ?) happy juxtaposition of songs old and new. Harry Nillson, Norah Jones, Stevie Wonder, Caravan, Elvis's Presley and Costello, Ennio Morricone, Joni, John, Paul, George and Ringo. Radiohead, Stereophoncs, Nirvana and Beck drag me into the 90s and early 21st century.
Right now its Nick Drake with the exquisite *Way to Blue*. I first fell in love with that guitar and that voice way back in '69 when I purchased the Island Sampler Album *Nice Enough To Eat* for the princly sum of 14s 6d (fourteen shillings and sixpence = 74.5p I think ??). It was the first *album* I could afford. I took it home and played it to death on my Fidelity mono record player with the groovy orange and grey leatherette skin.
Five leaves Left soon found its way onto that turntable. Bryter Layter was next with its Hazy Janes and Northern Sky - bliss !! I must confess though, I found Pink Moon depressed the hell out of me. I thought it was amateurish and under-produced. But you must remember I was only 14 at the time and I still knew everything.
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