Nigel Seeks Attention

Nigel pointing towards his bank account

Once again Nigel has been lauded for his nonsensical plans, yet the media will fill hours of tv time and much press speculation because of this.  Getting attention from the far right media is not difficult, they after all are the people behind Farage, they and other, often US billionaires.  The fact that the majority wearing England t-shirts and carrying St George's flags in the protests are what we now call 'working class,' at least those that choose to work, this fact does not change the truth that this is not a ground up rebellion.  

Those who own the nation, the same people who now own the USA and their puppet Trump, will continue to point towards 'the boats,' and 'illegal migrants,' while taking from what once were public services, the NHS and anything else that pays, and allows those who vote for them to suffer.  

Being betrayed by their hero's is not yet something those protesting have thought about.  Their information comes from twitter posts from biased and deliberately lying sites, whether they are in St Petersburg or Iran or the USA matters not.  The lies speak to the fears of those who are suffering, and they are easy to believe.

The 'lower orders,' are informed asylum seekers get three square meals, and free tickets to the gym and elsewhere, benefits and free NHS treatment.  In fact almost all are lies.  Should we just left them die?  Nigel would say yes, if he thought that would go down well, not that he cares of course.  

When the Labour Party, now under the control of the far right, removes benefits from the unemployed, the disabled, the sick, and speaks of 'work,' to those too disabled to work, and also attacks pensioners, three quarters of whom do not have fat savings, the 'lower orders,' feel they are suffering and they are then told asylum seekers are better off than you!  

Lies, all lies, but that is what people wish to hear.  Emotion is greater than fact.

We need to seek truth, speak that truth in all situations, but whether people will listen when their emotions tell them differently I doubt that will change anything.

Emotion got the better of Newcastle United last night.  As their centre forward wishes to transfer to Liverpool, and negotiations are not going happily, they decided to build up an atmosphere for this game against Liverpool, an atmosphere of hate.  There are many problems with such atmosphere's, one being it is only a game, the other being you failure, as you have no other centre forward, to score goals.  Inevitably Liverpool a team that mean little to me, played the game very well, keeping the ball, slowing down the pace, and eventually scoring a goal and turning the anger in the stands upon their own heads.

With the goal going against them the Newcastle players were carried along with the emotion and lost their heads.  Liverpool kept theirs.  Rash tackles became rasher, one player was sent off rightly for a needless rash assault, another ought to have gone as his head had long gone by half time.  Being tough in the pub is one thing, being a big man on a football field requires tact and wisdom,  not kicking an opponent because he is better than you.

Soon after half time Liverpool scored again, so soon I almost missed it, and Newcastle were stunned.  However, Liverpool did not eek a third goal, they kept it cool thus risking something going wrong, and it did.  United scored, and the emotion returned, this time Liverpool struggled eventually, near the end loosing a second, equalising goal.  The crowd thought that was that.  Emotion reigned.  Then once again Liverpool kept their heads and went up the field and scored the winner almost on the final whistle.  

Newcastle United thought raising emotion via hate towards the enemy would succeed, and it almost did.  The fact that Liverpool kept their heads under great pressure spoke volumes for their players, the fact that United players could not speaks volumes for them.

Of course losing your main striker is a loss, however, not having a ready replacement for him is bad management at the top.  Board and manager have failed here.  The players failed, losing the head rather than playing the game cost them much.  A lesson they had better learn, emotion is never enough in football.

Slow Sabbath...

Been a slow day.  Made slower by having to drop everything and watch Newcastle United beating Sheffield United by 3 - 0 this afternoon.  Other things had to be put aside while I gaped at the Newcastle side in a vast empty stadium.  This did not spoil the game however, I enjoyed it and was pleased at the result.  Last night the BBC gave us Bournemouth v Crystal Palace just to indicate that Bournemouth are finished and will go down.  The only hope they have is that West Ham are also chronic and may fare even worse!  

This means I have wasted no time in seeking parades or protests to pretend I care about.  In Glasgow and Edinburgh (pronounced 'Edinburra') Rangers fans act out 'British Loyalism,' which in Glasgow means attacking peaceful asylum seekers meetings and of course the police.  'Unionists' are always violent, it i the English part of their imperialistic make up.  The Glasgow police (pronounced 'Polis') often appear somewhat right wing and 'loyalist also, at least those visiting Ibrox Park, Rangers home, often find.  This time however too many punches have been thrown, too many assaults have strained the officers and I think there will be many doors 'knocked on' at 6 am soon in various 'Loyal' districts.

I did notice the weather man claiming hot weather was in the offing.  It is summer I suppose, and this means the numpties will be racing to the beaches to collect virii from close packed sun lovers. I have watched them well behaved and well spaced out on Bournemouth's well cared for beaches but others may be less disciplined.  The NHS will be looking forward to the week...

Well he tried his best but failed to rouse much in Tulsa.  He managed to enable Nigel Farage, the attention seeking Hedge Fund chancer to visit him to swell the crowds.  Nigel was barred but allowed into the US as because of 'National Interest!'  Possibly he was interested in a 19,000 seater arena in which only 6200 bothered to come and listen to Trumps lies?  

In major news it appears the Heart of Midlothian have ended their time with Daniel Stendal and replaced him with ex-manager Robbie Neilson.  I wonder if Craig offered any advice here?  With court cases ongoing, league placing uncertain, this is a bright move that will please many and annoy others.  We await with interest further developments.

Global Warming

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Global warming has hit the UK! The rise in temperature that was promised a few years ago has arrived! Three days running I have sat in the gardens soaking up the sun, something I am not used to doing I can assure you, and over the Easter weekend they are promising more of the same. This is unusual as bank holidays normally indicate rain or snow, also the normal UK Easter position. This also means I am itching as the skin reacts to the unusual new experience, men are walking around in shorts,(and that is not a delightful sight to notice), and women are dressing as skimpily as they dare, which is all right by me. 

This light weather means I wake before five in the morning and cannot get back to sleep. I listen to the blackbirds, which abound round here, singing out their warnings and delights as they build their nests and prepare for the chicks that are soon to appear. The crows and pigeons squabble over remnants of peoples leavings and a thrush serenades them as the eat. Sadly there are less Blue Tits and Greenfinches around, I suspect the winter finished a lot of them. The air is full of sweet fragrance, people appear happier than normal, and money is saved as the gas and electric are used less. I love this time of year!

He passes me most days. One day he is wearing the first team shirt, then next a T-shirt with the club crest on it. If the weather is cold he wears a thick pullover, and sticking out underneath is what is clearly a Newcastle shirt of some sort. He wears tracksuit bottoms also with the crest, even his trainers are white with black streaks! On no occasion have I noticed him without something from the Newcastle United club shop. This man must be in his forties at least!

Now I like my club, I understand how people can allow something like a football club to get a grip of them, believe me, but at that age to always have something from the team on you is going too far! Whether he still has a woman I know not but he did have two kids in Newcastle shirts the other week in the park, probably his. 'Geordies' are of course in a world of their own but that does not mean you always wear team clothes, summer and winter! The phrase 'Get a Life!' comes to mind.   


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