I think Conservatives should stand down their MPs to give Reform a clear run.

Doctors are leaving the NHS in droves for better working conditions and more money. Patients are being forced out of the NHS because they can't get treatment unless they pay for it. You'd think someone in government might wonder if we had a problem with our national religion.

How does the UK Establishment treat Paula Vennels, shamed ex-Post Office boss responsible for countless ruined lives and the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history? Why, of course, you make her a member of the Financial Inclusion Policy Forum and the Ethical Investment…

Reform UK rules out election pact with Tories. Don’t forget Nigel Farage stood down UKIP in 219 seats to give the Tories a clear run. He got no thanks or acknowledgement from the Conservatives. Reform won’t be making that mistake. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

My plane yesterday was rocked by cross winds as it tried to land. The geeky, teenager next to me said he’d been watching Crash, The plane lurched violently. Some of us screamed. “Now I know what it feels like,” his eyes shone. “Of course then it crashed and they all died.”

Young man, only twenty four, who wouldn’t pay for a test privately dies of skin cancer after the NHS turned him away. Just another every day tragedy of our health service. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/0…

Lawyers warn Rishi Sunak his plans to ignore European judges over his Rwanda policy are “intensely problematic.” Really? There’s nothing “problematic” about what’s going to happen to Rishi and the Tories if they ignore voters concerns on immigration.
thetimes.co.uk/article/intens…

How good intentions enable antisemites to settle in this country.

This morning I dropped 4 people from 2 families that I have been helping for 2 years . I’ve provided funds for medical , food & spent years working on their visa applications. Both were close to receiving visas .
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'The Open Window,' (1921) is a skyward view from Ma Roulotte, the house at Vernonnet Pierre Bonnard purchased in 1912, just a short drive from Giverny; he had honed his skills as a colourist in the north of France, even before his fascination with the South flowered.

Lawyers warn Rishi Sunak his plans to ignore European judges over his Rwanda policy are “intensely problematic.” Really? There’s nothing “problematic” about what’s going to happen to Rishi and the Tories if they ignore voters concerns on immigration.
thetimes.co.uk/article/intens…

Nigel Farage: Distrust among traditional Tory voters at level ‘not seen in modern times’ But he says,
“I’m still bruised by the 2015 general election, which I fought very hard for four million votes and one seat. I’m going to think very hard before I take on that system again.”…

Her mindset demonstrates the problem. An event such as the nation’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display should not be seen as an opportunity to ‘p**s off’ your political opponents. It should be an event that everyone can enjoy together, free from political propaganda.

Harriet Sergeant This has already been refuted by the Tony Blair institute, who say they've had no discussions about this. How fake news spreads, eh?

Perhaps Tony Blair will explain why Arab states refuse to take Palestinians?

On a New Year’s Day walk in France when around the corner lollops a pack of Alsatians led by a goat. Happy New Year everyone!

A very Happy New Year to all my followers. And best wishes for a year that promises to be even more tumultuous than this.

My last post of 2023 is 'The Bar.' (1932) by Margaret Brynhild Parker. My sincere thanks to everyone who reads, muses, and comments on these pages. I very much appreciate the support and, dare I say, the occasional brickbat. My especial thanks to Paul Graham who regularly references…

The real Covid scandal is emerging right in front of the inquiry’s nose. Excellent article by Fraser Nelson. We lacked a Johan Giesecke, Sweden’s state epidemiologist, determined not to follow Ferguson’s models which had been so wrong in the past. Mad cow disease 50,000…

Badenoch leads Mordaunt in ConservativeHome’s first Next Tory Leader survey in two years. If the Tories had appointed her in the first place, they might not be in this current mess. conservativehome.com/2023/12/31/bad… via @conhome