2nd February, 2022.
Yes! It’s officially official: I have a phone meeting with my Restart scheme meeting, today.
At ten. So I’m feeling a little rushed: especially as I have to do my knee exercises, today.
I hate feeling rushed …
But not as much as I hate side planks!
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Oh …
Micheal Gove — the Minister for levelling up, the title actually includes the phrase, ‘levelling up!’ — is due to announce more funds for various UK regions: in an attempt to boost employment, and improve circumstances.
I’ve no problem with the idea: and welcome it.
But am sceptical about any funds that are being discussed: I think there’s a certain amount of number juggling and book cooking going on.
My problem — and it’s a minor one — is the term, levelling up.
I know the term from the various pen-and-paper role playing games I’ve played.
Players of these games have in-game characters. Those characters can earn experience points for their actions: and will go up a level — become more powerful — once they’ve earned enough points.
They level up, in other words.
For me? The government use of the term is a bad choice.
I hear it, and I don’t think of government help for impoverished regions of the UK.
No.
I think Michael Gove’s* pretending to be a wizard, in a games of Dungeons and Dragons.
That’s not a reassuring thought.
Because it means asking what the Government’s playing at.
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