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New Agenda on Sunday. is out! Edition of 03 September 2017


Good morning everyone.


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It is now September, with nights drawing in (it is now almost dark at 8:15pm) fog on the bypass now becoming a regular occurance and colder nights prompting the thought that we shall need the heaters out soon and the fans will be stored away until next year. Still, I suppose that it is just possible that we shall have an "Indian Summer" within the next few weeks so the fans can stay out of their winter storage locations for a little while longer. I recall that the woman living at Westminster, London SW1A 1AA, once used the term "annus horribilis" to describe her experiences over the year. I know exactly what she meant and 2017 still has 3 and a bit months left.


Getting on with the job: May during a press conference in Japan PICTURE: PA

My attention was drawn to a story this week under the headline,"Defiant May tells critics: The public want me to stay". Should we be worried about the state of our Prime Minister's health? When leaders become delusional about their position and their grasp of reality seems to be slipping, perhaps it is time for some medical intervention.May is clearly "hearing voices" telling her what she wishes to be truth rather than the bleak reality which is plain for the rest of us to see and hear.

Guy Verhofstadt Brexit negotiator and Michel Barnier, 

The "Brexit Negotiations" continue in Brussels with David Davis apparently determined to drag out the proceedings well into next year with little sign of any progress.The EU negotiators become visibly more frustrated and even angry at the appalingly slow progress during the third round of talks. Where until recently Davis and the United Kingdom negotiators were viewed in Europe as comic and a bit of a laugh, as time moves on, they are now taken to be a collection of inept individuals without a script, sense of direction or any idea what they are actually seeking to achieve. Noboby ever believed that "the deal", for the exit of the United Kingdom from the EU was going to be an easy process, but this government has blundered forward without plan or objective.
The whole piece can be read at:
https://new-agenda2012.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/it-was-never-going-to-be-easy-but-david.html.

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Meanwhile, back in Jersey. The Jersey Rugby Union side, "Jersey Reds" have renamed their home ground in St Peter the "Stade Santander International" keeping the hint of French in the new name. The side has been acheiving some success over the past couple of seasons and hopefully the new name will become as well known as "The Stoop" or "Sandy Park", or "Parc y Scarlets" or even "HQ" at Twickenham. !


Condor have been severly told off by the Advertising Standards Authority for running an online banner ad which included the claim ‘Condor Ferries – UK from £32 pp* each way with your car. Book now’. Condor have been told by the ASA that "the advert must not appear again in its current form".
I should imagine that the ruling struck fear and trpidation into the Condor Board room.
The weather continues to be predictable in its unpredictability.




Have a nice week

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