We are moving into cooler times and the onset of autumn. Will peace descend across the valley? I do know that after a hectic flash sale weekend, work has quietened…
Category: Politics
The Meerkat Muse – 6/10/21
The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. Welcome to autumn and welcome to October. We are now into Halloween month! I dare say this is my…
‘Atheism Kills’ – or does it?
A popular claim of the religiously devout is that atheism is a murderous philosophy. ‘Stalin killed millions and he was an atheist, so atheism is bad! He was inspired by…
The Meerkat Muse – 28/7/21
Do you know what time it is? Hey y’all! Time is a pertinent subject. The passage of time has been on my mind a lot lately, for a variety of…
Nationalism
The DoE wants kids to learn about shared British values… not only does this sound suspiciously like nationalist indoctrination, by the time this day goes ahead (assuming it proceeds as…
The Meerkat Muse – 2/6/21
It’s recovery time. It’s been just over two weeks since I got my first Covid jab, and for a short time afterward I felt quite fatigued, though that may have…
The Meerkat Muse – 19/5/21
Here we go again… it’s Meerkat Muse time! There’s extra reason to celebrate – on the 20th I finally get my first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine! I’m fortunate –…
Epic Rant Time
The UK has one of the highest number of deaths from Covid-19 of any country on earth (7th), as a direct result of Tory incompetence. Billions have been spaffed up…
My Political Compass
I’m not ashamed to say I sit on the left of the political spectrum. I am in favour of things like a public healthcare system. I believe that there ae…