One thing I will forever remember from this pandemic is our capacity for humour at a time of adversity. Every day brings new laugh-out-loud moments. The tweet below from the Scottish sports broadcaster, Andrew Cotter, commentating on the final suspenseful moments of his dogs struggling over a toy is superb. https://twitter.com/MrAndrewCotter/status/1248313303270596610 Boris Johnson is home… Continue reading Humour in adversity
Tag: Boris Johnson
There are no political parties today
Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care last night as his condition with COVID19 worsened. The country is united in wishing him a full and speedy recovery. I sincerely mean it when I say he has been handling the crisis well and I've watched other leaders lead through tragedies having lived in Christchurch during the… Continue reading There are no political parties today
Outbreak #COVID2019
The Prime Minister now has coronavirus, as does the health secretary, and the chief medical officer is isolating after experiencing symptoms. They're dropping like flies. It begs the question of whether they've all been following their own advice of social distancing and washing hands. Boris Johnson videoed the announcement about testing positive and shared it… Continue reading Outbreak #COVID2019
Boris, Actually
Boris Johnson has released a campaign video that parodies the film Love, Actually. It's quite clever and I give kudos to their marketing team for it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj-YK3JJCIU&feature=youtu.be However, it has sparked a huge number of responses on Twitter, some of which are very funny. https://twitter.com/ShaunAlex87/status/1204469652379885568 https://twitter.com/Herbalsummer1/status/1204363961992450048 https://twitter.com/Rotmm/status/1204384156119183360 https://twitter.com/Swansea4Europe/status/1204358787844464640
Scottish education, doggies, and Brexit
The Scottish state-funded education system is brilliant. Daniel will be starting secondary school in August and they have a transitioning program for pupils that starts in primary 6, two years before they leave primary school. This began with short visits to the secondary school and has culminated this week with pupils getting to spend two… Continue reading Scottish education, doggies, and Brexit
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