Right, then … it’s Saturday morning: and I’ve officially got enough money to get a haircut.
I can only hope my usual barber’s open: and not got much of a cue.
Hey … … … ho!
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I mentioned, at the start of the week, that I feel anxious when I don’t have backups: don’t have an unopened box of meds, say, ready to use when the open one is finished.
Or another bottle of ketchup, or salt, or frozen veg, what-have-you … !
At the end of last week, the buttons on my TV remote, went: as has the cable on my expensive webcam.
The remote was worrying: as using the spare as the main remote now means I had no spare.
Thankfully?
I was able to replace it, yesterday: and now have two spare remotes, a cable, and a box set, due, today.
Which you possibly knew, if you’ve been reading this blog for a while.
Thank you, and well done, to everyone that took part!
In the introduction … ?
I talked about my concerns about the Prime Minister’s proposed digital ID scheme: an ID scheme designed to prove a person is eligible to work in the UK.
I feel the scheme is unwise
Mostly, because I feel there’s a significant number of people on Universal Credit — the people that need jobs — will be unable to afford a smartphone.
Nor be confident enough to use it, were one provided.
I’m thinking mostly about the cost, here, as a first hurdle.
If I don’t have a smart phone, but have to have one for the ID?
Where am I getting the money?
Is Keir Starmer putting his hand in his pocket, and giving me the cash?
Who’s setting the thing up for me?
Job Centre staff are supposed to be helping me back to work: not doing technical support.
Who’s showing me how to use the thing?
You get my point!
So … ?
I make a video: aimed at the PM, mentioning him by name, and tweeted past Number 10’s X account.
But feel that being one voice amongst many, on this important subject, is a good thing.
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A very good thing.
There’s a petition about it on the UK’s government’s website: one that — as I write — has 1,613,944 signatures, and is increasing every time I look at the page.
And that’s being polite: there’s a whole pile of British English terms I could be using.
But let’s cut to the chase: the President has announced that the ceasefire in Israel be cancelled, if the remaining Israeli hostages aren’t released by noon, on Saturday.
In his words?
‘Let Hell break out.’
Poking his nose into his is going to make things worse.
There’s also the fact he’s announced Gazan Palestinians be re-homed in places like Egypt or Jordan.
They — appreciably — are not happy with the idea.
I’m not impressed with the man, either.
And would want to ask him one minor question.
If you’re going to insist on re-homing Gazans, on not letting Gazans live in Gaza?
If you’re going to do insist Gazans live elsewhere, why not let them live in the USA?
