The fight of my life

I am now officially retired and although I have been sickness retired for some years now, I am experiencing high levels of what is called cognitive dissonance – “the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioural decisions and attitude change.” Reflecting on my life, I feel my generation was […]

It’s time politicians learnt some respect

A letter a day to number 10. No 1,485 Wednesday 06 July 2016. Dear Mr Cameron, Well it’s good to see the new kind of politics that MP’s are laying out for us, so that we can act accordingly. I have been remiss in thinking that your party was fairly unique in its paternalism and […]

Cameron launches plan to counter extremism, not his, of course

A letter a day to number 10. No 1,237 Wednesday 21 October 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, I don’t think you will ever know how bizarre it is to be writing to the worst and most extreme prime minister of the worst and most extreme government in UK history who announced on Twitter, “Delighted to see […]

Cameron to call for an international effort to clean up governments and business at the G7 summit

A letter a day to number 10. No 1,109 Sunday 07 June 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, I am delighted to read that you are going to call for a global crackdown on the “cancer” of corruption in the wake of Fifa bribery allegations. The BBC reports – “He (you) will use the G7 summit in […]

Mission creep and the breaking of Britain

A letter a day to number 10. No 1,091 Wednesday 20 May 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, As a child of the post war era I recall it as a time of hope, of visits to the local newsagents to buy sweets, I don’t remember at what age, but certainly under 10 and free to roam […]

‘Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable number – Shake your chains to earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you – Ye are many – they are few.’ – Percy Bysshe Shelley – The Mask of Anarchy.

A letter a day to number 10. No 1,079 Wednesday 06 May 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Whatever happens tomorrow, the battle for the UK is on and it won’t be won by any self aggrandising knights in shining armour in parliament. This battle belongs to the people, by the people, for the people. The Political […]