I'm going to go back on one of my decades old beliefs. I no longer believe Margaret Thatcher was responsible for the destruction of communities and community spirit, she just accelerated something that would have eventually happened, mainly because the advancements in technology would have eventually turned us all into what we are anyhow. It wasn't just Thatcher, it was also Reagan and probably a lot of other left leaning fascist leaders who we didn't hear about because the world wasn't quite as global then as it is now. Or as small.
Someone at work made the assumption that I was a well educated intellectual and was surprised to hear that despite having done a number of interesting jobs I had never been to university and I'm not particularly well read. In fact, while discussing these points with friends over beer the other night I came to the conclusion that intelligence is a good thing, but intelluctuals are not. Common sense is the thing that helps most people survive on a daily basis, not the fact they've read and understood Ullyses by James Joyce (which I've never read and would probably not understand).
The last few days have felt like summer and this year it's been a long time coming. It hasn't been bad it just hasn't been particularly good. However there should be a different kind of warning instead of sun factors and pollen indices should be introduced - flesh count. I am absolutely gobsmacked that there isn't a dramatic rise in fender-benders on hot days because of the amount of women walking around the streets with bugger all on apart from a couple of pieces of cloth and some friendship bracelets. Going blind must be the worst thing in the world...
