13th June, 2024.
Right … it’s Thursday!
Which, frankly, means I’m going to have to pick up medication, at some point!
Assuming the pharmacist has them.
Here’s hoping!
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I’m going to surprise people: and tell you I’ve made up my mind about who to vote for in next month’s General Election.
The Greens.
They’ve finally released their manifesto, this year.
And … ?
Are promising to increase Universal Credit by some forty pounds a week.
Granted, given the way elections in the UK go, it’s unaffordable, unrealistic and never going to happen.
But?
They’ve put money, albeit theoretical money, on the table: that tells me what they want to do for people in my shoes.
That’s not something I’ve seen in the Conservative or Liberal Democrat manifestos.
Nor expect to see in Labour’s, when they publish theirs.
It’s …
Well … let’s just say politics can be unsurprising …
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