New Agenda on Sunday. is out! Edition of 25th February 2018

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Good morning everyone

Swing Low Sweet Chariot.

Scotland 25 points England 13 points.

Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear.

Somewhere along the motorway system to Edinburg, the England team coach must have stopped for a "natural break" and on re boarding to continue their journey to Murrayfield, most of the players, not all but certainly most, left behind their knowledge of the basics of rugby and by the time the whistle blew for half time they were already trailing by 22 points to 6 points.

This was almost the England of old. They were awful, with gaping holes in the defence allowing the Scots to run through at will and on the occasions when we did manage to hold onto the ball for a few brief seconds, the only thought was to kick possession away as quickly as possible even though acres of Murrayfield space stretched before them. The second half was only marginally better as England managed to score a few points to make the score slightly less embarrassing but on the day, Scotland destroyed an England side which lacked flair, skill, determination, imagination and basic skills. The sound of, "And sent them homeward tae think again", resounding around the stadium just about summed it up.

On this performance, Ireland and France should have little to worry about, but England can't be as poor again, can they?

The shambles of this governments Brexit negotiations meanders on, with an "Away Day" at Chequers, hosted by Prime Minister May, The UK's approach to the next stage of Brexit negotiations seems to be based on "pure illusion", Donald Tusk says.
Meanwhile back in the La La Land of Theresa May's "reality", she flounders around in a state of delusional confusion, ignoring all the evidence, all the views which do not concur with her own, (whatever her views may be at any particular point in time) and all the economic reality. The chaos that this government has created and perpetuates on the subject of Brexit is both breathtaking and damaging for the country.

I hold freedom of the press to be cornerstone of democracy.

With freedom however, comes certain responsibilities and obligations. Over recent years, specific sections of the press have overstepped the line and brought the concept of press freedom into disrepute. The content of the smear campaigns waged by these "Press Barons" has become more and more vitriolic as each competes with the other to fill their articles and pages with lies and allegations so outrageous they they become almost comic. The coverage and subsequent comment by one of these "newspapers in particularly in connection with the Hillsborough Disaster, is a national disgrace which will remain as a testament to media abasement.

Read the full story at:

Voluntary codes of practice, self regulation and other forms of self discipline are not working.

http://new-agenda2012.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/voluntary-codes-of-practice-self.html

The only thing to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun (NRA statement) We shall give all teachers a gun because armed teachers would have "shot the hell out" of the Parkland gunman.(Donald Trump President of the United States).

On Sky television News on Wednesday last (21st February), over two hours was devoted to Donald Trump and his meaningless rhetoric in a discussion with an invited audience on the question of gun control in the "United States". An issues which has been debated numerous times before after previous atrocities of mass shootings in the USA. After the live broadcast, Sky News presenters spent even more time precising the discussion and offering their own "take" on what Trump and some of the audience had said.
At the end of the day, this debate will produce the same result as all the other debates and Americans will go on shooting each other because the 2nd Amendment (adopted on December 15, 1791) and the power of the "Gun Lobby" in the United States will ensure that nothing will change. No matter how much hot air is generated after each massacre, the "Right to bear arms" is embedded in the American character and unfortunately will never change.

Meanwhile, back in Jersey, the new Inter Island Ferry Service is set to receive a £100 k subsidy from the States. We must hope that they are better at providing services between the islands than Condor are in providing services between the islands and the mainland and between the islands and France.

A liverpool supermarket has been sent a letter by lawyers acting for Jersey Royal Potato producers for selling Italian potatoes under the guise of ‘Royal Jersey Potatoes’ and demanding that the offending potato's be removed from sale.The Jersey Royal potato is protected by a legal trademark and only those grown in the Island can be branded as Jersey Royals. You have heard of "The Cod War" perhaps we shall have to stand by for the "Spud War".

The "Beast from the East", is fast approaching and all the National Newspapers and media are issuing warnings of sub zero temperatures, (as much as -15 C in some places) with heavy snow and disruption for the whole country. Please remember the homeless sleeping on our streets, the vulnerable people in our society, the sick and the pensioners who may be alone at this time. If you know of any vulnerable people living near you, it only takes a couple on minutes to check if they are OK

Have a nice week

John