This is the argument put forward by Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, in defence of the latest revelations that lockdown rules were not followed by those in power, at…
Category: Politics
The Meerkat Muse – 12/1/22
It’s back! Time for the first Muse of 2022! Let’s dive right in shall we? Work The period between Christmas and New Year’s was pretty quiet, and this didn’t come…
The Establishment Clause
Time to visit (or should that be revisit?) the US Constitution, specifically the First Amendment and something referred to as the Establishment Clause. To quote from the link: The First Amendment’s Establishment…
The Meerkat Muse – 2021
Time for a different kind of Muse. Time to reflect upon the year that was 2021. It has been a rollercoaster, as everyone grappled with the fallout from 2020 and…
The Meerkat Muse – 15/12/21
Welcome to the last Muse before Christmas! Welcome to a very special day! At the time of posting this, I have not yet seen Spider-Man: No Way Home. I’m seeing…
Radical Manifestos
I had the fortune (misfortune?) to stumble upon a fundamentalist Christian site, via my friend Bruce’s blog, that offers a mindset into how fundamentalists view the world. The attitude towards…
Tory Party
We have a vivid demonstration here of how the Tories believe the rules – their rules – do not apply to them. At least one of the alleged Christmas parties…
The Meerkat Muse – 17/11/21
Let’s kick this Muse off with a little dash of outrage. Kids I don’t know, maybe I’m being overly harsh here, but when you have two small children (one of…
The Meerkat Muse – 3/11/21
November. Wow. We move into an important month for me, and we creep closer to the end of 2021. The weather has certainly turned for the worse. Let’s kick off…
The Meerkat Muse – 20/10/21
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…