Holding on to the positives...
Jul. 10th, 2024 09:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rosa_heartlilySo, I learned that three members of the new cabinet are actual EXPERTS! The Attorney General is a well respected lawyer, the Science Minister was the senior science expert during Covid, and the Prisons Minister employs ex-cons. Of course, none of them are MPs, so Starmer has had to make them Lords... But it also means they are independent because they have no party loyalty and will, therefore, do a better job. I find this an encouraging direction of travel. It's also an indictment of the current state of British politics that it's a surprise to see Cabinet roles occupied by people with experience in that area...
On the other hand, Labour's front benchers were schmoozed in all sorts of ways by businesses of all sorts (including arms manufacturers) whilst they were in opposition - and according to British rules, the non-ruling parties don't have to declare those kinds of interests. Who knows what information was given out, what promises were made. Politicians are supposed to represent the people - it's in their bloody title! But will the new government work for the ordinary person on the street? Or continue the recent trend of working to make the obscenely rich even richer?
I was looking at my borrowed gown earlier and realised it has a label stitched inside that says 'Essex PhD' - I checked the Uni of Essex's website and it is indeed their PhD gown. I am very pleased by this.
Managed to make some progress with BG&ER but I've left the PS5 on pause because I'm stuck. I'm in a section that combines stealth with shooting and there are a couple of guards and... I've just looked it up and I see how it's done, now. But that's tomorrow's problem.
And an interesting episode of Psych. And Despereux is in the next one :D
More graduation tomorrow, then some prep for my training course next week.
Hoping for a good night's sleep because I lost a couple of hours last night :(
On the other hand, Labour's front benchers were schmoozed in all sorts of ways by businesses of all sorts (including arms manufacturers) whilst they were in opposition - and according to British rules, the non-ruling parties don't have to declare those kinds of interests. Who knows what information was given out, what promises were made. Politicians are supposed to represent the people - it's in their bloody title! But will the new government work for the ordinary person on the street? Or continue the recent trend of working to make the obscenely rich even richer?
I was looking at my borrowed gown earlier and realised it has a label stitched inside that says 'Essex PhD' - I checked the Uni of Essex's website and it is indeed their PhD gown. I am very pleased by this.
Managed to make some progress with BG&ER but I've left the PS5 on pause because I'm stuck. I'm in a section that combines stealth with shooting and there are a couple of guards and... I've just looked it up and I see how it's done, now. But that's tomorrow's problem.
And an interesting episode of Psych. And Despereux is in the next one :D
More graduation tomorrow, then some prep for my training course next week.
Hoping for a good night's sleep because I lost a couple of hours last night :(
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Date: 2024-07-15 08:24 pm (UTC)