Only a Fraction

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“Only a fraction”. It’s a phrase that is in very common use. What does it mean?

A quarter, an eighth, fifteen sixteenths or maybe seven sevenths?  Or is it even vulgar, like twelve tenths?  
After a long investigation, taking only a fraction of the time, and using only a fraction of the resources that a prestigious university would use, I have found the answer… Read more

The Market Economy Explained

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If anyone is wondering how the energy crisis works this may help to make it clear.
There once was a little village miles from anywhere. The little village had 100 houses and two bakers. Each baker made 50 loaves a day, so every house in the village got fresh bread. The loaves were sold for £1 each so each baker got £50 a day in sales. Read more

Me and God.

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Is there an afterlife, and are humans different from animals?  These two questions are interlinked.  My mother, father and all of my late relatives, and all of my late friends, cats, dogs, gerbils, mice and goldfish have an afterlife.  They are in my memory and in the memory of others who knew them…. Read more

Lies

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This post was originally posted on 2nd April 2020, but todays events are simply staggering. Boris Johnson, a consumate liar to the core, is now in danger of losing his job after been proven to have lied and to parliament which breaks the ministerial code. This IS a resignation matter. But Johnson’s response is not … Read more

Bupa – our not so good experience

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We decided to get some private health insurance and as Bupa is the biggest we thought we’d go with them. So we enquired, they asked for a few details, we agreed and then signed up. No problem, the rep was very nice.

Then it all went bad…. Read more

Climate

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“Enjoy life while you can. Because if you’re lucky it’s going to be 20 years before it hits the fan.”
James Ephraim Lovelock CH CBE FRS (26 July 1919 – 26 July 2022)
Lovelock said this in 2008. He’s been pretty correct so far. I think we can safely say it’s starting to hit the fan now. Read more

Education

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This caught my eye. David Willets, a former Tory MP and a current Tory Lord says that we need to increase the number of places at University to avoid our children getting low paid jobs.

Now, is he an idiot? Read more

Covid:- the Lessons from Cornwall

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I have stopped posting on Covid, but this was originally posted on 30th August 2021, not long after the Boardmasters festival. It is just beginning now, with reports of 58.000 visitors, so I reckon a repost is justified.

It is not so easy to access local data now (surprise surprise!) but I am aware of a number of personal acquaintances having Covid in the last few weeks. Read more