Good
morning everyone.
The
decision on our membership of the European Union has been made and
this country has voted 52% Leave to 48% remain. Since Thursday last,
our television screens social media and practically the entire press
has been reporting the fallout and turmoil resulting from the "Out"
vote. It is clearly evident that the arguments surrounding this issue
and its consequences will be with us for some time. We have not yet
heard the last of this debate.
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I
had occasion to visit Dorchester County Hospital recently, and again
endured the trauma of finding somewhere to park. The frustration of
this added to that of previous visits, finally compelled me to write
a piece for New Agenda on Sunday which you will find under the title
of "Parking for patients, visitors, staff and even local
residents". The communications manager at Dorchester County
Hospital NHS Trust, sent me a Facebook message, thanking me for
getting in touch and advising that my message had "been passed
to our Travel Working Group". The "Working Travel Group",
is yet another group set up to "examine the problem" Long
on rhetoric and hot air, but short on action, The parking problems
continue with no sign of resolution.
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After
yet another mass shooting in the United States, the Senate has again
failed to pass even limited gun control legislation due to a
filibuster by Republican senators in the House. The NRAA
lobby has to date been very successful in resisting any moves to pass
any form of restriction on gun sales or ownership through the Senate.
The continuing attempts by some senators and Presidents to reform the
situation, is an example of "The triumph of hope over
experience" as many
(fortunately not all) Americans see themselves as some form of cross
between John Wayne and Al Capone.
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Sir
Philip Green who was head of the BHS chain of shops, has recently
appeared before a Commons Select committee to face questions about
his handling of the company and its subsequent collapse leaving
thousand of people without jobs. During his tenure as CEO, Green’s
family received hundreds of millions from BHS in dividends and rent
(everything is in his wife's name at their £million residence in
Monaco). When the company
collapsed, it was revealed that there
is a £571 million "hole" in the BHS pension fund.
Recently, Green
has taken delivery of a Gulfstream G650ER, and a new super yacht, ( a
four-storey 90-metre vessel built in Italy that is understood to have
cost £100m).
Presumably, the pension holders of BHS are a little puzzled at Philip Green's latest additions to his fleet which already boasts, a speedboat, a helicopter and three yachts, to mention just a part of his transport collection.
Presumably, the pension holders of BHS are a little puzzled at Philip Green's latest additions to his fleet which already boasts, a speedboat, a helicopter and three yachts, to mention just a part of his transport collection.
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England's
Rugby team have whitewashed Australia and won a test series down
under for the first time ever! Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
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Apart
from the Referendum, a very quiet week!
Still
wet, warm and humid but
becoming bright wet, warm and humid but getting colder by the end of
the week. I still cant get my mind around the British weather,
Have
a nice week.
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