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I think it is.. because it is wrapped up in 'culture wars', NeoCon economic 'thinking' and all of the rest. If it may not be true, how can the principle have merit? Stereotypes are never correct, nor do they bear even superficial examination.

Well I certainly can't disagree too much with that.. having been a victim of it myself. In my early days in the Careers Service I was required to put in a simple monthly 'stat', detailing how many Guidance Interviews, Groupwork Sessions, Employer Visits etc., I had done. These were added into whatever reporting was fed back to Central Govt, which was mostly, youth employment/unemployment figures etc. It wasn't an onerous task. I had a caseload of 'schoolies', a section of the 'unemployed' register, a section of the Employer /Training Organisation base and that was it. I was pretty much auton

Spent my day (again) battling with a supposedly simple Bathroom refurb. Expensive products not living up to their 'rep' etc. Item I wanted from Screwfix is suddenly 'out of stock', except the site doesn't say so.. you are supposed to 'divine' it by clairvoyance. Simple 'clacker' basin waste turns out to have defective chrome plating... I won't go on... Try it all again tomorrow. Apparently 'God loves a tryer'.. I think he overlooked me..

As I've said elsewhere.. I'm quite busy at present with a bathroom refurb, so my eye has been off the detail of politics..but... I see the Rwanda Bill has passed. We'll see what it actually DOES., apart from being Part One of the Tory Distraction Plan, in the fullness of time..but meanwhile the boats are still arriving..people are still dying, and nobody has a workable answer. Part Two of the Tory Distraction Plan.. (Just to explain.. for those who still don't understand.. the Tories absolutely cannot defend their appalling record, so they are desperately casting around

I don't have anyone on 'Ignore'. I like to hear what everyone has to say. I'm quite capable of ignoring content I find personally uninteresting etc., and perfectly capable of challenging OR ignoring views I find objectionable.

Carly is a very attractive lady and had some rather 'arresting' album covers back in the day. I recently bought a five album 'retrospective' and to be honest, she is/was a fairly average singer, who came from a very wealthy family. https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-carly-simon-album-covers/

Thing is Kev..there was so much amazing and varied music around at the time, the bar was very high and even excellent songs could sink without trace..

Who didn't?

Ben I've seen that vid many times. May have even posted it here myself. It's wonderful and that young lady can certainly dance, but it's not original. It was made in 1975.. a good ten years after Rick Derringer's band The Mc Coys had their original hit. Here's the real story.. The girl is called Lisa Leonard Dalton and was hired to dance to the tune in C 1975, a good ten years after the original hit. Also look at Rick Derringer's hair. no way it would have been that long in 1964 or whenever. There are various videos out there explaining it all but they have something in them

And just to lighten things up a bit.. a song which always makes me think of spring, but only because he mentions 'Home Thoughts From Abroad'.. 'now that April's there...'

This is my fave Animals song. And one that members Burdon and Price wrote. I could imagine that being originally written by the likes of Bukka White ( who I believe preferred to be called Booker..) Dig!

Love the little girl. My Granddaughter used to be like that whenever there was music. Obviously she's far too sophistcated now.. she's eight!

This is one of my favourite songs from the late Nanci Griffith. From her album 'Little Love Affairs', this is 'Gulf Coast Highway'. The song is basically a love song about a long term relationship, kept going through hardship etc..and it tells of 'Bluebonnets' .a.k.a. Lupins. There's another version on Youtube with a great video..but awful sound which I'll also post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZu-ui3o0ek&list=OLAK5uy_kDlSt3Szdd6lQEuskbs8OxuEGy0IHtra0&index=6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okUYwIdxRWs I'm just an old romantic...

Hi Mrs B. Yep, I love Lupins too. Those gigantic blue grey aphids which attack Lupins are pretty difficult to eradicate, but I usually win. I prefer single coloured Lupins, especially red ones which seem to vibrate in the borders. There's a named one called 'My Castle', which I lost over winter but have just planted another. Also got a couple called 'Legendary Red Shades, Legendary Blue Shades' etc.. from B&Q.. and another yellow. As for aches.. I can't really kneel since my knee ops, so it's sit or bend and it's still too wet for sitting.. Very little flowering in the garden, e

Due to us having something vaguely approaching decent weather.. I took the weekend off from fretting about my bathroom refurb and set about the garden. Yesterday I cut the lawn at the back, then planted up a few Lupins and other things from the garden centre. I noticed all had been nibbled at by something, but could find nothing on them or in the pots. I was left with just one Geum in a pot on the patio... I thought about cutting the front grass but was too 'whacked'. Later in the evening I went out with my torch and found FIVE snails all feasting on one Geum plant.. They are now h