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The City never sleeps and the tarmac returns never ending income to the Royal Borough that still reels from the losses of Grenfel Tower. Even on Saturday it’s £60 plus just to park on the street. The traffic wardens hide in bushes waiting to capture you. They love their job , commission related , incentivisedContinue reading “Part 2 Another diary day out in London”

Back on Chelsea Green where there’s a mix of rich and poor.Sutton Dwellings that dominates the scene where the poor start life surrounded by the wealth of others ( often silver spooned success ). The influx of foreign tongues of Babel fill the air where small dogs look posh and big dogs threatening. It’s theContinue reading “Another diary day out in London.”

Left from the countryside of Oxfordshire at 9am, circumnavigated pot holes, road works and white van angst to board the M4 in a one hour drive to the flyover at Hammersmith. The Chain bridge at Hammersmith remains shut whilst its sister bridge in Budapest flourishes. Into my place of birth Chelsea Green with great memoriesContinue reading “A day out diary in London”

The meaning of the word discernment is the ability to Judge well. Only this week we have seen several major events that require from our leaders great discernment. Rachel Reeves the recently appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer is in process of preparing her first budget. Already she has withdrawn a fuel benefit for the elderlyContinue reading “Discernment”

In the Daily Telegraph today Sarah Knapson writes as above. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines adversity also as follows a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune. Such adversity and hardships face all of us at some point in our lives, some more permanent than others. Remaining calm and carrying on is easierContinue reading “Adversity”

The City of London contributes £294 billion to the British economy and £110 billion in taxes. The land of walking sticks, bowler hats and umbrellas has gone only to become an art piece in a City Bar. In October the non doms leave the money that fuels much exit preceded by those flush cash foreigners.Continue reading “Pity in the City.”

The Rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain is a song from My Fair Lady. It is a one liner to help that rough diamond spoken Eliza Doolittle to practice the ‘ ai ‘ diphthong. No not ‘ ai ‘ as in artificial intelligence but in pronunciation as Henry Higgins tries to teach ElizaContinue reading “The Rayner in Spain.”

It’s Bank Holiday in Britain time to get away. Tried to leave on Friday but 30 mile tailback on the M5 Motorway convinced me it is the end of happy motoring. Turned back home and left at 5am on Saturday morning. Arrived in Lands End Cornwall 7 hours later , 3112 miles from America andContinue reading “Is it the end of ?”

Continuing blog on utilities. Today the focus is on the power, the electricity that we so desperately need for our lives to run. My neighbours from next door appeared to inform me that power was down and could I use my powers of perseverance to find out what was going on. I rang OVO andContinue reading “Erictricity.”

Bill from Thames Water wrote to me recently telling me to keep up the good work as my consumption was down 23%. I was perplexed for being thanked by a Company whose sales of their product was down especially as they were themselves battling against £15.2billion of debt and barely keeping their head above water.Continue reading “Bill from Thames Water”