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Having bowed to public pressure to weed my potato patch, I now observe my wilting spuds and wonder if the weeds offered some protection from the sun, company and perhaps even encouragement to grow?
Starmer’s immigration speech “nonsense language worthy of a Trump style populist.”
New post: Starmer’s Disgraceful and Damaging Remarks
https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/05/starmers-disgraceful-and-damaging.html
As with austerity in the 2010s, if none of the main parties can be honest about immigration then the public debate will be equally dishonest.
Big kid sat his first SATs test yesterday and has more this week. He started a journal recording the process. One of his entries from yesterday had me in stitches, bearing in mind his struggles with maths.
My new revision partner helped me with decimal addition and subtraction. I also have 25% extra time on every test if I want. And by my calculations I have a 90% chance of passing my first SPaG.
This morning’s walk.
Filling up the lock (not me, I just observed). Very noisy.
So peaceful just a few yards further on.
Colourful rust bucket.
My old friend the heron.
The “original” Pump Dot IO song recreated, not reimagined.
Pump your life in and out of your friends!
My inbox is full of messages from Percy Thrower types demanding I weed my potato patch (ok, ok, it’s just my mum).
So I have bowed to public pressure and unreservedly apologise for my earlier idleness.
Earthed up my potatoes this evening and watered them for the first time since I can’t remember when.
Last year I was like an over-anxious parent, feeding, earthing up and watering them at every opportunity. This year I haven’t been bothered. Hope that isn’t a mistake. They seem to be thriving regardless.
Also can’t be bothered to remove the weeds.
The Canal & River Trust (CRT), which manages over 2,000 miles of waterways, relies heavily on government grants to maintain this infrastructure. From 2027, CRT is set to lose 40% of its grant funding, threatening the maintenance and accessibility of canals and rivers.
Tax the rich, ffs!
