Good morning everyone.
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After
a delay of some seven years, "The Chilcot Report" was
finally published this week. The report told us nothing that we did
not already know about the lies, deceit and glaring untruths which
led to the invasion of Iraq and the deaths of 179 British service
personnel and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi men, women and children.
The report was highly critical of Tony Blair's role, his secret
"agreement" with George Bush, and his presentations to the
House of Commons. Alastair Campbell must have read a copy with text
different from everyone else and Lord Falconer demonstrated on
Question Time (BBC 1 Thursday) that he too is in denial of reality.
We have not heard the last of Chilcot as the fall out continues.
(Footnote:
Interesting
how Saddam killed thousands
of his own people and got invaded and yet Mugabe kills millions of
his own people and no one says a word.)
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| Britain's Heather Watson hugs Henri Kontinen |
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| Britain's Andy Murray |
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| Lewis Hamilton |
The
Wimbledon fortnight (which seems more like the Wimbledon month) and
the associated wall to wall television coverage, is
now over until next July. Congratulations to Andy Murray for winning
the men’s singles for the second time and Heather Watson for
winning, along with her partner Henri
Kontinen,
the mixed doubles title. Strange how the media use the phrase
"British champions" to describe Murray from Scotland and
Watson from Guernsey in the press adulation, and yet use the word
"English" to describe Lewis Hamilton in
his historic win in the British Grand Prix. Congratulations to him
also.
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| Candidate for Prime Minister has links to Channel Islands |
Andrea
Leadsom has suggested that having children gives her an advantage
over rival Theresa May in the race to Downing Street.
A
crass and insensitive comment which clearly indicates a lack of
judgement. Leadsom also says the she has no connection to offshore
banking in the Channel Islands, other than a mortgage arrangement
with a bank in Guernsey. This is in contrast to the story in the
Jersey Evening Post dated 11th July, which reports of Leadsom
having "family
and investment ties to the Channel Islands".
Where do the Tories find these potential Prime Ministers?
It
is our anniversary this coming week, so we are having a few days
away. It is forecast that the sea crossing will be a bit rough, the
weather will be a bit wet and windy while we are there, but will
become sunny and warm as we leave. It is July. Ces't la vie.
Have
a nice week.
John
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