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COOLING OFF ON VISITING MIDDLE EAST HOTSPOT.

February 20th 2021

I think many of us have been fantasising about the holiday of our dreams when this Covid nightmare is over.  Well, as of Thursday Dubai was stricken off our bucket list.  My wife simply said “...

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VACCS & FIGURES SHOW WE HAVE MADE A MESS.

February 13th 2021

This week I have to admit to feeling pretty depressed and central to this is the vaccine, or lack of it.  Because my immune system is highly compromised I have been self-isolating for almost a year...

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URSULA NOT UP TO THE JAB OF VACCINE ROLLOUT.

February 6th 2021

At times I despair at the lack of real and decisive leadership.  Several times this column has emphasised that saved time saves lives.  The sooner that vulnerable people are vaccinated they are no...

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TIME EU GOT ON WITH THE JAB OF PROTECTING US.

February 4th 2021

Isn’t it bloody rich of the EU Commission to jump up and down giving out about the reduction in delivery of the AstraZeneca vaccine when as of writing this column the European Medicines Agency has...

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RIOT A FITTINGLY CHAOTIC WAY TO FINISH TRUMP.

January 18th 2021

On Tuesday night I stayed up far too late watching the cliff-hanger run-off election in the US State of Georgia which was set to dictate the balance of power in the Senate.  Little did I know that I...

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January 18th 2021

Happy New Year.  Happy Lockdown.  Stay safe and hope you stay sane.  What a start to 2021.  The primary focus of our government should be the roll-out of the vaccines.  Why is it that there is a...

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JAB DELAY WILL SURELY COST LIVES.

January 18th 2021

Just when I wanted to relax over the Christmas break a most unsettling matter has bubbled to the surface.  Have you wondered why the USA and the UK are already vaccinating their populations whilst...

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IT’S A SHAME SYSTEM ISN’T UP TO SPEED.

January 18th 2021

Our government has known for months that the saviour of the nation was going to be the roll-out of the vaccine.  Why in God’s name do they not have an IT system up and running to deal with it ? ...

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NO DEAL COULD LEAD TO SOME REAL FESTIVE JEER.

January 18th 2021

Damn it, just when hope is restored along comes Brexit to smash up the mood music around Christmas.  As I put pen to paper, God knows what will happen but if No Deal emerges it will be nothing short...

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January 18th 2021

Isn’t it extraordinary that liberation is in sight. For the first time since March I can realistically contemplate hugging my grandchildren instead of communicating with them through a pane of...

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