tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1723112489368632960..comments2024-03-29T11:45:46.972+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Soup and SackingsCro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27753082075079343222022-10-16T11:54:38.462+01:002022-10-16T11:54:38.462+01:00Only from the same starting point. Only from the same starting point. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3297180508867561332022-10-16T06:07:12.069+01:002022-10-16T06:07:12.069+01:00I sometimes wonder if we still have a post office ...I sometimes wonder if we still have a post office when days and days, weeks even, go by without ever seeing a postman. <br />I agree with Travel, about throwing soup on an old painting, it's senseless, old art and the painters have nothing to do with climate change. What those two did was plain old vandalism and they should be punished. Perhaps a stint in the Museums cleaning and repairing rooms. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42635125286922797502022-10-16T05:47:06.385+01:002022-10-16T05:47:06.385+01:00Hard work is often mistaken for 'privilege'...Hard work is often mistaken for 'privilege', and with hard work often comes power.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22239738533273121692022-10-16T04:29:13.433+01:002022-10-16T04:29:13.433+01:00I remember her “ cheese” speech
She is indeed wel...I remember her “ cheese” speech <br />She is indeed well out of her depthJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37200431981385165142022-10-15T17:18:22.289+01:002022-10-15T17:18:22.289+01:00How power and privilege operate can be hard to app...How power and privilege operate can be hard to appreciate. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27799021667221025562022-10-15T17:11:41.629+01:002022-10-15T17:11:41.629+01:00Ours are good too (when they're working), but ...Ours are good too (when they're working), but the way they're behaving we may not have many Post Offices left in a few years' time.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41636324767290315902022-10-15T17:09:09.659+01:002022-10-15T17:09:09.659+01:00If there's a 'Free wine for OAP's'...If there's a 'Free wine for OAP's' protest, I wouldn't say no to accepting some payment to attend.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64300036137192449452022-10-15T17:07:37.824+01:002022-10-15T17:07:37.824+01:00I think you should suggest that for any future pro...I think you should suggest that for any future protest. Wouldn't it be wonderful to see the roads filled with cut-off ears!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53921418677732811752022-10-15T17:05:43.391+01:002022-10-15T17:05:43.391+01:00The problem is that they know nothing will happen ...The problem is that they know nothing will happen to them. They might go to court, but nothing will be done. They will be back on the streets doing the same again the following day.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61063868719225138492022-10-15T16:57:39.488+01:002022-10-15T16:57:39.488+01:00I can only speak for the Post Office workers here ...I can only speak for the Post Office workers here in our little town - brilliant. I have had several cards already delivered with justmy post code beginning on the envelopeThe Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71146167114760617652022-10-15T16:29:20.171+01:002022-10-15T16:29:20.171+01:00Morris tells me we have a friend from art school w...Morris tells me we have a friend from art school who is a freelance professional political activist and is on call to go all over the world as required. Apparently it is a recognised career. I noticed one of the contestants on Pointless this week on being asked what she was going to do on completion of her university degree said quite seriously ' a political activist' . Someone is paying them.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7186143884540679512022-10-15T15:31:50.846+01:002022-10-15T15:31:50.846+01:00A better shock tactic would have been to cut an ea...A better shock tactic would have been to cut an ear off!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093533351238991113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72777288835056452592022-10-15T15:22:43.189+01:002022-10-15T15:22:43.189+01:00willfully damaging property is just wrong. A peace...willfully damaging property is just wrong. A peaceful protest and/or march in a public park would be more effective in delivering their message. Vandalism should not be tolerated.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15434199665480834982022-10-15T14:13:05.025+01:002022-10-15T14:13:05.025+01:00There are much better ways of making a point, and ...There are much better ways of making a point, and much better places too. They are more interested in shock tactics than the cause they claim to represent.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65062354428298127562022-10-15T13:43:07.711+01:002022-10-15T13:43:07.711+01:00I really don't get the point of vandalizing ar...I really don't get the point of vandalizing art. The art didn't cause or worsen what they are upset about. If they want attention, do something worth people paying attention to. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83778242123223044942022-10-15T13:22:56.588+01:002022-10-15T13:22:56.588+01:00Sorry, that should read 10,000 jobs.Sorry, that should read 10,000 jobs.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51938359100932383872022-10-15T11:10:44.297+01:002022-10-15T11:10:44.297+01:00Sadly they are also making themselves redundant, w...Sadly they are also making themselves redundant, which always happens with striking. 100,000 will now lose their jobs. I'm afraid that The Post Office will soon become a thing of the past; not unlike Coal Mining.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4279016032836161772022-10-15T10:40:46.982+01:002022-10-15T10:40:46.982+01:00The post office workers are reluctantly taking ind...The post office workers are reluctantly taking industrial action in an attempt to save both jobs and the quality of the service they provide. They would be both fools and cowards if they did not stand up for themselves - even though this does of course involve stressful loss of income. Without trade unions, negotiations and industrial action through the decades, working people would be back in the Victorian era.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26846130731908215432022-10-15T10:06:58.649+01:002022-10-15T10:06:58.649+01:00I hope their precious little hands are now lacking...I hope their precious little hands are now lacking a layer of skin!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-402750713211282512022-10-15T10:06:01.600+01:002022-10-15T10:06:01.600+01:00'Able' is a good word for her, she certain...'Able' is a good word for her, she certainly doesn't have the clout of Boris! She has a degree in PPE from Oxford, she also is an ACMA, she's held numerous ministerial positions, and has wholly admirable aims to increase growth and lower taxes.<br /><br />However, I don't think she's right for the job, and personally I'd liked to have seen Penny Mordaunt in No 10. We shall have to see what unfolds. Just pray that the folk on the opposition benches don't get elected in the near future; if they did you'd really see chaos.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18409989060836035302022-10-15T09:56:14.156+01:002022-10-15T09:56:14.156+01:00I believe they do those degrees at the LSE, you ju...I believe they do those degrees at the LSE, you just put your hand up, and they give you one!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4310150097554152892022-10-15T09:37:55.040+01:002022-10-15T09:37:55.040+01:00Thank goodness Van Gogh's painting was protect...Thank goodness Van Gogh's painting was protected by glass, what idiots those activists are.<br />As for Truss, it was out of the frying pan into the fire.Eileen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755260410513572943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87498172796880023812022-10-15T09:27:56.080+01:002022-10-15T09:27:56.080+01:00Truss "able"? Maybe you are not talking ...Truss "able"? Maybe you are not talking about the current PM but another Truss you may know - one who has potential. <br /><br />Truss as PM is so out of her depth I actually do feel sorry for her. What follows is very unkind not least because I don't normally comment on people's features as it's no one's fault (or merit) what they look like. No, actually, I have changed my mind, doing one of her U-turns and won't tell you what Truss reminds me of as soon as she opens her mouth - whether to speak, to laugh, or just gasp.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24961576841615688272022-10-15T07:38:30.939+01:002022-10-15T07:38:30.939+01:00Just the word "activist" makes me sick. ...Just the word "activist" makes me sick. But maybe it will soon be possible to get a bachelor´s degree in activism? Some years ago, I didn´t even know the word except from the so called German Democratic Republic. The had the Young Activists who spied out their family members who didn´t quite agree with the government or even had plans to risk their life by fleeing the workers´and farmers´ state.Hildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447112312199912513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31518959497748882832022-10-15T07:28:13.113+01:002022-10-15T07:28:13.113+01:00He should also have told them that the so-called &...He should also have told them that the so-called 'partygate', was simply him and his ministers doing their jobs; unlike the beer-swilling Sir Keir who was just having a good time.. The work of a Prime Minister doesn't stop for Covid.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com