The news today concerning P&O's sudden sacking of all their crews and replacement with cheaper (foreign) crews need not surprise anyone who follows the Brexit saga. This after all is one of the two main reasons for Brexit, the other was that nice Mr Putin's desire to separate the UK from the EU. Putin is happily content with his success, and the number of Russian lackeys (can we call them spies) now working for him (yes Farage we mean you!) means little. His work here is done, his real problem is the mess he has made of Ukraine.
However, the ERG (European Research Group, who appear to have done no research and certainly have not published any, yet they took the grants awarded for this purpose) the ERG will be happy with P&O. After all, Steve Baker, Rees-Mogg and the rest were not really concerned with sovereignty or paying money to the NHS they wish to sell to their American friends anyway, they just wanted to end all restrictions on money making. This meant relaxing all those needless rules about abusing staff, forcing staff to work long hours, ending the right to strike, complain, and have holidays or time off. All these things must end and now, through P&O we see the beginning of the real Brexit, mass redunancies from campanies owned by foreign (Dubai) based owners, owner incidently who made huge profits last year, workers told by video or text that they were laid off, passengers dumped ashore and bully boys put aboard to throw crews off.
One captain stopped this by lifting the gangplank!
This is the beginning of many such events to come. Putin wanted Brexit for himself, ERG and the greedy want it to limit opposition, increase profits and abuse staff.
Rees-Mogg as you know is a loud Roman Catholic, Steve Baker has been baptised by a pentecostal church, though I cannot find out which one. His views on abortion and ending life I agree with, however, he is at heart another Tory who has never read theprophecies of Amos.
Carrbridge in the Highlands is to host the porridge making competition, the first since Covid, and the last time the Golden Spurtle Trophy was won was by a vegan from the Netherlands, and 30 or so contestants wish to obtain such a prize this year. A very er, gruelling competition you say...?
I will not enter.
It appears, dumping oats and milk into a bowl and shoving it in the microwave until it boils over does not earn Brownie points in such competitions. It is however, good for the diet, good for bad cholestrol, and cheap and easy, just like me. It does take some time to clean the microwave...
The chosen ingredients for the competition are oatmeal, water and salt. Milk and no salt for me thanks. Honey optional, raisins, banana, and whatever is lying around, also count.
Now I am hungry...
