In May 2053 I will be 100 years old and I’m looking forward to going to China to celebrate my birthday with a few friends. By that time I hope to fly there via outer space in less than one hour. I am going to invite the estimated 487 million China elderly citizens to theContinue reading “Safety or Danger in Numbers and Washing Machines.”
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Dear Father Christmas
I am writing to you a few weeks before the. Day as my list is rather long this year and though I am a Prime member I wanted to ensure that all the gifts are on board. Jeff Bezos has been doing an amazing job throughout the year but what I need I don’t believeContinue reading “Dear Father Christmas”
Shop till you Drop.
Total value of retail sales in UK is £394 billion per annum and just under 9% of the UK workforce namely 3.19 million people work in the Industry. 5% of our total GDP , everything we produce is from retail sales. There are 319,000 retail businesses. For every person in the UK there is 5Continue reading “Shop till you Drop.”
Last Days, Last Orders.
As Labour abstain from voting today in Parliament surely those that voted for them are deprived and denied their voice. To abstain is cowardly at a time where value opposition is a check on the dictatorship. Surely that is what Democracy is ? Why can’t we have leaders with backbone that can stand up andContinue reading “Last Days, Last Orders.”
Farewell Darth Vader
At 16 years of age I was personal assistant to David Prowse who sadly passed away today aged 85. Dave was the Heavyweight Weightlifting Champion on UK in 1962 and in1969 a Keep fit consultant in Harrods Department Store in Knightsbridge London. Our main sales item was the bull worker and we sold an awfulContinue reading “Farewell Darth Vader”
The Vaccine 100%.
There has been much talk of COVID-19 and the impact of it upon Christmas. Yet there has been little talk on the coming of Jesus the very celebration of Christmas and the impact He has on our lives. This weekend is the first Sunday of Advent in the Christian Calendar , marking the countdown ofContinue reading “The Vaccine 100%.”
London
Today a good friend of mine asked me ‘ what is going to happen to London ? ‘ I thought now that’s a good question and immediately came to mind as a good topic for the blog. Having been born and raised in Chelsea, having lived there all my life and seen both the peopleContinue reading “London”
1709
The British Chancellor of the Exchequer warned us today that we were entering the worst economic time since 1709. In that year we saw The Great Frost in Europe when the River Thames froze over. In the same year Alexander Selkirk was rescued off his desert island and his story famously told by Daniel DefoeContinue reading “1709”
Don’t break with China
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in UK warn today of the consequences of not allowing the Chinese to enter Britain to trade , aka Huawei etc. China can be a great trading partner and we should embrace them and welcome their investment alongside the many nations that wish to invest in Brexit Britain. We doContinue reading “Don’t break with China”
An Age Old Story
By this time next week one can safely say that we will know who the next President of the USA will be. Donald John Trump was the oldest President ever elected and stands for Second Term at 74 years of Age. If Biden wins aged 77 he will be the oldest ever President elected. ThisContinue reading “An Age Old Story”