So Matt Hancock resigns as Health Secretary and Sajid Javid takes over. I’ve just listened to the radio news. Sajid Javid says his aim is to bring an end to the coronavirus crisis. A good aim! I don’t suppose anyone has thought of that before!

There was lots of talk in the media about Matt Hancock’s behaviour undermining confidence in the government. As if we all had great confidence in them beforehand! But I suppose it would be hard for Matt Hancock to stand there and tell us how we need to follow the rules if the relaxation of restrictions has to be further delayed.  

Here’s another little something to undermine our confidence in government:-

“Classified defence documents containing details about HMS Defender and the military have been found at a bus stop, prompting an investigation from the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The department said an employee reported the loss of the documents last week, which were discovered by a member of the public in a soggy heap behind a bus stop in Kent early on Tuesday morning, the BBC reported.

The papers included one set of documents that discussed the potential Russian reaction to HMS Defender’s travel through Ukrainian waters off the Crimea coast on Wednesday, according to the BBC, while another laid out plans for a possible UK military presence in Afghanistan.

A member of the public, who wanted to remain anonymous, contacted the organisation when they found the 50 pages of classified information.”

How did someone manage to leave such papers on a seat in a bus shelter?

Why were such papers being carried around by someone who travels on public transport?

Elton John has been railing against the government’s seeming reluctance to help musicians and performance artists in general. In an interview he was asked:

Why is there such resistance (to help the entertainments industry) by the government?

To which he replied:

“They are philistines. The government are philistines. We’ve got used to governments – especially the British government – just telling us lies every day, and I don’t feel OK with that. Look what they did with the NHS. After all that those people did during Covid, they give them a 1% increase. I find that extraordinary. I just can’t live with that. It makes me so angry. I’m 74 years of age and I just don’t get this unfairness and this ridiculous ability to lie through your teeth every f***ing minute of the day.”

There you go.

On a more optimistic note, here’s a link to an article about the young winner of the World Marmalade Award. The nine year old made her marmalade, with he help of her mother, from Seville oranges and orange blossom. But who even knew that there was such an award available? But it’s cheering to know such things exist.

Life goes on. Stay safe and well, everyone!