And this is exactly what Starmer (and the Tories before them) are hoping for with these acts. No need to enforce them. Just make sure people are too frightened and cowed (with justification and no cr… (View Post)

Yep, as I said I do realise it is a meaningless number on one level. But it is a step change (if you will excuse the pun) from my previous existence and has now become an integral part of my life. As… (View Post)

I hit my target, averaging 10,068 steps a day for 2024. I have managed to exceed 10,000 a day average every year since 2020. In some ways of course it is just a meaningless number but since, prior to… (View Post)

Worth conflating these discussions with the case of the triple Chess World Champion Anna Muzychuk who surrendered her titles in 2017 because she would not compete to defend them in Saudi Arabia due t… (View Post)

Strangely this is the second time today that Jimmy Carter has come to my attention. The first sadly was a case of disappointment. I have been watching the brilliant Ken Burns Vietnam series on PBS ye… (View Post)