I'm listening to Aled Jones on the radio. He just played "Sient Night". When the carol finished, he commented, "I've just been told off by the producer for singing along with that. I thought I sounded quite nice!"
I had a minor operation today at my local hospital. For the four hours I was there, the ward was busy. I could see they were short-staffed; yet all the nurses were attentive, patient and most helpful.
Then I thought of the utter shame of forcing such dedicated people to strike, in order to survive.
Knowing that this government is refusing to even discuss the justice of their cause, but is preaching to the populace that we can't spend all that amount of tax-payers' money on them, (while we, tax-payers, can subsidise Eton, and all other private schools in the country -of course, they are... CHARITIES (!)- as well as the food and drink of the Westminster politicians (perhaps that's a charity too), makes me pray that the adults of this country think deeply about what is right for ALL, before another blunder is committed...
I have a dream that my.. children.. one day..
will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their
character
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His mother finds him exhausting but understands it's caused by his condition, which first manifested itself when he was 18.
We are having her over for a special afternoon tea tomorrow. She deserves it. I'm really looking forward to it.
Lovely!
We thought of imitating them but then we didn't want to disturb the white peace of the winter garden!
I have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
Martin Luther KingThen I thought of the utter shame of forcing such dedicated people to strike, in order to survive.
Knowing that this government is refusing to even discuss the justice of their cause, but is preaching to the populace that we can't spend all that amount of tax-payers' money on them, (while we, tax-payers, can subsidise Eton, and all other private schools in the country -of course, they are... CHARITIES (!)- as well as the food and drink of the Westminster politicians (perhaps that's a charity too), makes me pray that the adults of this country think deeply about what is right for ALL, before another blunder is committed...
I have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
Martin Luther King