| LETTERS FROM LONDON |
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| REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 24 October 2011 |
| Reality Bites Plants/trees/animals reducing in size (up to 17%) resulting in a potential ecological systems nightmare, genetically modified pig-to-human tissue transplants imminent disregarding substantial risks (and a bit creepy it has to be said), Australia dried up and dying, London rents increasing at a faster and faster pace day after day beyond salaries, food prices soaring, MPs awarding themselves yet another holiday (5 extra days in November), MP Oliver Letwin (in charge of developing government policies within the Cabinet Office) “...who does some of his job in the park” caught dumping at least 100 government documents in a park bin, one and a half hours of MPs meeting with colluding energy suppliers - having increased profit made from each dual-fuel customer by a massive 733% - promising fairness and relief from spiralling utility bills resulted in one solution: peasants should switch providers (PM CallMeDave suggested double glazing for council flats), unbeaten in 37 home games Manchester United crashed to a 1-6 defeat by archrivals Manchester City. Sir Alex Ferguson: “I’m shattered. I can’t believe it...our worst result in my [25 year] history – ever”, the planet population proliferating (having hit 7 billion), the unsolvable EU crisis continues, in China 18 people totally ignored a dying toddler lying in the street after being hit and run over by 2 lorries until a sanitation worker dragged her body to the rubbish area, on the red carpet Madonna admits for the thirtieth time that she closely identifies with the Duchess of Winsor – while adoring crowds booed at the opening of her film W.E. because she blanked her loyal public – not a good move Madge. Oh make it stop. I can’t read the paper, hear the news, watch Newsnight or Press Preview, Question Time, This Week, Daily Politics. I’m exhausted, satiated, over-whelmed, suffering from terminal ennui. Just to add insult to injury, we can’t escape the newly released virus, the US film Contagion (at least Gwynnie dies a horrible death early on). And now I’m bereft. Spooks - killed off after 10 brilliant years of killing off the MI5 team. Goodbye Harry, Ruth, Calum, Dimitri, Erin, Tariq, Lucas, Ros, Adam, Jo, Zaf, Malcolm, Connie, Tessa, Zoe, Danny, Colin, Sam, Fiona, Juliet, Vicki, Christine, Tom...Tom? Wait. Tom made a 5 second return in the last episode and Harry returned to his desk. Should we live in hope? I do hope so. Certainly we can’t have any hope regarding reality. |