Showing posts with label England. Show all posts
Showing posts with label England. Show all posts
Sunday, 4 August 2013
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Justice Denied, Justice Delayed
57,000 people are on bail with one man still waiting to find out if he will be charged THREE-AND-A-HALF YEARS after his arrest
"No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice."So much for the Magna Carta then.
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Culture Shock
I finally made it down to Devon and I spent my first week in wide-eyed amazement and gratitude at the two elderly gents on the street who tipped their hats as they wished me a Good Morning and the neighbours who popped by to wish me well and offer help in the move. To paraphrase: 'Suki, we're not in London anymore'. I think I may have found a corner of England in this foreign field. A redoubt?
A great deal has happened in the past two weeks; the sky has fallen and the press have been all over it. I don't think I've heard anything else on Radio4 (the only news station I've been able to access until now) apart from the retirement of a football manager and how it would be disastrous if we left the EU. It's all a Conservative split, of course, and nothing to do with the people of this nation wanting a say in how their country is run. Lord, how I despise politics and its spin. At the risk of sounding serious I'll tell you that Torbay has a LibDem MP (Adrian Sanders) and a Conservative MEP (Giles Chichester).
Where I live, Wellswood, has its own 'village' shops and is a short bus ride from the harbour. Everything is local, if you can afford it, even the Co-op. After a week of only being able to limp to the kitchen to make a cup of tea, my back was better by Sunday morning so I went to buy papers and milk. At the checkout:
"You don't look very happy; are you alright?"
My culture shock went into hyper-drive as I smiled and fumbled apologies for my 'London face'.
More later.
A great deal has happened in the past two weeks; the sky has fallen and the press have been all over it. I don't think I've heard anything else on Radio4 (the only news station I've been able to access until now) apart from the retirement of a football manager and how it would be disastrous if we left the EU. It's all a Conservative split, of course, and nothing to do with the people of this nation wanting a say in how their country is run. Lord, how I despise politics and its spin. At the risk of sounding serious I'll tell you that Torbay has a LibDem MP (Adrian Sanders) and a Conservative MEP (Giles Chichester).
Where I live, Wellswood, has its own 'village' shops and is a short bus ride from the harbour. Everything is local, if you can afford it, even the Co-op. After a week of only being able to limp to the kitchen to make a cup of tea, my back was better by Sunday morning so I went to buy papers and milk. At the checkout:
"You don't look very happy; are you alright?"
My culture shock went into hyper-drive as I smiled and fumbled apologies for my 'London face'.
More later.
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