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Last week, our esteemed, omniscient, know-it-all government changed the rules for lockdown. Again. Given that their policies of forcing schools to reopen and offering discounts to encourage people to eat out may have contributed to a rapid increase in the R rate of Covid infections – to levels last seen in May – this felt a little like shutting the stable door after the horse had bolted. But hey – what do I know? It’s not as if I have scientists giving me continuous advice that I’m free to ignore, is it? The change introduced the new ‘rule of six,’ which states that gatherings –  both indoors and outdoors – must be limited to six people, all maintaining appropriate distancing and protective measures. Except for schools, that is, which must remain open. Or offices. Or for places of worship, gyms, restaurants or other hospitality venues. There may be…

I’ve often mentioned here and on my Facebook page that songs take me back to my youth, my teens or my university days, so I thought it might be a good idea to devote a few posts in this series to those years. I became a teenager in 1966, and we got our first record player in the family around that time, so the Sixties seemed a good place to begin. Thinking back to those days and my early record buying, so many great songs come to mind: at present, I’m intending to do a couple of posts each for the Sixties and the Seventies, and see how it goes. But don’t hold me to that!

Like most people in those days my early record buying revolved mostly around singles, with the occasional album as birthday or Christmas gifts. My Sixties selections are very much a reflection of that: I…

I said last week that I’d be revisiting the Sixties, and here we are again. I also promised to spread my reach beyond the UK’s shores: this week I have three and a bit from the UK, plus one from Australia. To redress the balance, next week will see an all-American selection, so keep watching…

First up, the ‘bit.’ Two parts born in Jamaica, one part Guyana, and two parts UK:

That was a UK #1 in early 1968, also reaching #32 in the States – their only chart hit there, though they had two further top ten UK singles and some smaller hits. The band was formed in London from a nucleus of school friends and you may recognise their lead singer: Eddy Grant, who went on to achieve a fair degree of solo success, notably with I Don’t Wanna Dance, which was #1 in the UK and #53…

Aprietan el acelerador.

Los medios públicos se suman al golpe al estado de derecho. Para muestra un botón, la periodista de TVE compra el discurso traidor y torticero de la izquierda. La televisión pública, con el dinero de todos, da pábulo y altavoz a los ataques de la izquierda y separatistas contra La Corona y el estado de derecho.

No hay duda, están apretando el acelerador y utilizando las instituciones del estado, todas, hasta la televisión que ya se convierte en parte del golpe.

Por cierto, enhorabuena a Cayetana por sus valientes e inteligentes respuestas.

Mi querida y adoctrinada España.

Ayuso, ¡ponte las pilas!

El gobierno nos lo ha dejado claro, el objetivo es Madrid. Es un objetivo político, no es una cuestión de la crisis sanitaria. Hay que recuperar – tras más de 20 años – la Comunidad de Madrid para la izquierda. Y la izquierda fiel a su ideario marxista no duda en utilizar la pandemia, es decir, la salud y bienestar de los madrileños – y ¡ojo! de buena parte de los españoles, porque lo que pasa en Madrid afecta a toda España – con el fin de conseguir ese objetivo político: derrocar a Díaz Ayuso.

Y no van a parar y si para ello tienen que confinar Madrid lo harán, aunque pongan en riesgo la hacienda y vida de todos los madrileños. Así es y así trabaja la izquierda. Por eso hay que aguantar el embate, ¡Madrid no se cierra! porque eso supone arruinar…