Caution: May Contain Logic

This is simply my interpretation of the terms of the school bill (as phrased by the government), and why they are a problem.  The measures in the Bill will: "Support more schools to become part of a strong, multi-academy trust." and "Strengthen the regulatory framework for academy trusts, underpinned by powers to intervene where they are failing."   - Meaning: reducing the independence of schools by pressuring, bribing or coercing them to step under the thumb of the academy trust boards run by the obscenely wealthy. This measure would continue the accumulation of power for the few that began with the introduction of the Education Reform Act 1988. The way that global corporations feed corruption and greed by absorbing small businesses is mirrored by academy trusts when they swallow individual schools. Following on from seizing more schools into the academy trusts, those trusts then become ever more controlling. The Bill allows the government to dictate through the tr

Monkeypox.  Here's what we know:  - it's a viral infection with a less than 1% mortality rate.  - it's in the same viral family as smallpox and cowpox - it has been around and known about since 1958 Here's what we don't know:  How could it be popping up in so many countries simultaneously, if it's not a novel virus? An outbreak through Western Europe within this timeframe would be questionable. But we are expected to believe that it has either reached North America already, or coincidentally begun spreading there in parallel with Europe. This raises the question of whether the virus could have been released in each place deliberately. At this point it doesn't seem likely, but let's not rule out the possibility.  On the flip side of this, is there an outbreak at all? Personally I have yet to see a named person claiming to have it, I have only seen reports of case numbers from news outlets (who of course are famously reliable and would never report padded

After lulling the public into a false sense of security, this Friday the government has leaped back into action, and worse than ever.  Interestingly, although the new mask mandate was already in effect, I only saw about half of people covering their faces this week and last. Today, however, I was the only person on the bus not wearing a mask and was asked in the library "excuse me, are you able to wear a mask?". This hasn't happened since Track & Trace, when they had people guarding the door.  It's fascinating how people are happy to ignore a mask rule on its own, but when things are kicked up a notch and the powers tighten control in other areas, the fear kicks in over every aspect of their lives. They find themselves complying with one thing because their fear levels were heightened by something else.  In a strange way, I'm a little bit grateful that they have finally brought in vaccine passports. Even though it's blatantly wrong, it does at least prove

In the region of Hesse, Germany, all businesses including supermarkets and grocery stores have been granted the power to choose whether they allow 2G (‘geimpft’ and ‘genesen’ meaning vaccinated and recovered) customers only, or keep masks and social distancing under 3G, which includes a negative test ('getestet'). This means that any shop can deny unvaccinated customers - or rather, people who have not taken a covid vaccine - even for essential items and food.   In at least 8 other German states, businesses like gyms, bars, and restaurants have begun to require '2G' vaccination for entry. Hesse may be the first to deny basic living essentials to un-covid-vaccinated people , but I am certain it will not be the last. The discrimination will spread and grow  Merkel's chief of staff, Helge Braun, said “vaccinated people will definitely have more freedoms than unvaccinated people.”  It's truly surreal to be writing these words as fact. I don't see how anybody cou

 It's been a while since I've felt inspired to write my blog.  Then, two days ago, the one media outlet I still vaguely respected let me down with an outright act of censorship. Artist Bob Moran was handed notice by the Telegraph. The official line is that he "attacked" Dr Rachel Clarke on Twitter "for wearing a mask in public". Naturally, this is not what happened at all. Dr Clarke is a high-profile, influential character who has been championing the oppression of children through lockdown with vile self-satisfaction and pride. Bob's tweet expressed his feeling that people who support the regime so aggressively do indeed deserve the "verbal abuse" that Dr Clarke claimed she had received (although if you ask me, it was probably just one person rolling their eyes and another saying "take your mask off").  Bob, as always, is right. They do deserve it. Anyone who sides with a totalitarian government and goes so far as to loudly promote

Over 200 people gathered in Chelmsford on Saturday to speak out against vaccine passports and schools administering jabs without parental consent. The group congregated outside the station and moved the demonstration through the town centre. Multiple speakers, including myself, gave speeches in the high street, so as to reach more observers and be heard by more people. The majority of observers walked quietly past, some taking leaflets and some politely refusing, but a few stopped to listen. One group of school aged boys asked for stickers and leaflets and joined the march as it continued - which gave me a lot of hope. There were also very aggressive observers including one who physically assaulted a protester, but people who react with violence or insults do so because they feel the most insecure. Our resistance makes them feel subconsciously ashamed and threatened. I'd like to acknowledge that the police were generally helpful and courteous. One or two of the more stubborn amongs

 MPs in every constituency are (or should be) still holding their regular surgeries. I recently arranged an appointment with my MP and although I got the usual scripted answers, I did get one small action - a promise to write to the Secretary of State recording her opposition to vaccine passports in parkrun events. This is of course tiny, but every time an MP agrees to protect one community event from vaccine passports, it helps to hold back the tide of the entire scheme becoming universal.  Another thing we can achieve from meetings like this is the simple act of making the politicians look you in the eye. The more they have to confront the harm they have done to real people sitting in front of them, the more their conscience will start to stir back to life. We can apply pressure bit by bit and make our voices heard directly to them, making them more likely to do the right thing in the commons.  So, here are a few things I have learnt from my research and my own recent experience on h