The BBC 2 documentary last night on Margaret Thatcher was a reminder of her simple political approach. She told us there is no such thing as equality. There will always be inequality, some will do better than others. But of course she qualifies this with the conservative mantra that this country has equality of opportunity, something that has never existed in class ridden Britain.
When less than 1% of the world owns more than 50% of its wealth it is impossible to accept a system that allows such inequality. How can anyone accept food banks and poverty as opposed to private jets, private yachts and anything else the rich fancy? How can anyone accept a political/economic system that imprisons millions in a limited, degrading existence while others can do what they want when they want?
Doris Day represents everything about the movies in the 1950s. People after World War Two, after extermination camps, after the Atomic bomb wanted to escape into a world where problems did not exist, where bad was bad and good was good and Doris Day was very good. She was a natural singer, a natural actor and exuded energy and enjoyment in her craft. She was innocence like people wanted their movies to be. They were just for entertainment. They were what the 1950s were about, big movie stars, Hollywood, a weekly two hour trip into magic land, humour, musicals, westerns, romances, all morally clear cut and easy to digest. Doris Day was one of the best at what she did. Now it seems over sentimental and silly but in the 1950s it was what people expected on the screen and what they got and never was it a disappointment, not once.
Full springtime, new leaves on the trees, flowers in the gardens, warmth in the air, all to be appreciated, seen, smelt, absorbed. We appreciate what we can accept. Acceptance is the key to real, full, deep appreciation and yet to accept is to understand that nature is separate, has nothing to do with us. It just is. We are here on a planet full of life, colour and variety. We have to accept our separateness and then we can fully appreciate what nature offers us.
Why don't we all just forget about Brexit and then like a bad dream it might just fade away and never be thought of again?
It is so cheap to fly from Scotland to the second largest city in Northern Ireland. Sadly it seems that would no longer be a good idea.
It was last week that lost Man City the quarter final against Spurs. They played too tight, too defensive, especially in the first half at Spurs new stadium. That unexpected approach came back to haunt them in the second leg.
'Line of Duty' is becoming a tired series. The acting is becoming more wooden and the plot sillier with every episode. Pity it did not stop when it was interesting and effective.
James Harkness is brilliant in BBC's 'The Victim.' Whatever else he does in his acting career this will always be one of the highlights.
Our prime minister is taking the country to the brink hoping to scare as many MPs as possible into finally voting for her deal instead of the nightmare of a no deal. She gambles with the country's future when it should be left now for the people to decide and not parliament.
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