It used to be we valued youth

Apparently Mr Burnham and his media crew,

Have a serious mission they want to do,

They want to help the youth and stop the rot,

Let all of the youth have opportunities they got,

Unfortunately the plan isn’t very clear,

And it might in fact cost us all dear,

You see they want us to work until we’re seventy,

At the same time telling us the coffers are empty,

More tax you’ll have to pay,

And no one must neigh say,

Youth is wonderful and they want to learn

That’s why they never wanted to complete a

school term,

You see in days of old they could work with

others,

They were all close and felt like brothers,

Now no one gives a dam it’s what they see on the

media,

So they either Google or look at  Wikapedia,

Often they get the wrong end of the stick,

And are told ” good grief you’re really thick,”

A lowly job is all you’re good for,

Now even those jobs  are scarce and becoming

folklore,

It needs more than a Politician’s hot air,

And devolving tax to a Mayoral lair,

Creating another layer of Royalty,

With expanding layers of Government inevitably

There is no plan and businesses can’t compete,

If their only option is to employ a NEET.

Namaste and Thank you for Reading🙏

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#HeadlineTherapy Bikers say ‘idiots’ threaten future of 40-year old meet

Thanks to Jamie Morris at BbC News Online

It seems that the  Monday night meet at the “H” Café in Oxfordshire may go the same way as the  Friday meet at the Ace Café in London , due to safety concerns and unsociable behaviour by “a few Herbert’s” who will spoil for everyone the chance to meet up at an iconic venue which has been going for forty years

It seems an impossible situation as most riders enjoy themselves responsibly and welcome the chance to sit and chew the cud with fellow like minded enthusiasts .The Police are sympathetic to them.

There are a minority who rev their engines and attempt to do stunts in the car park and nearby roads.Also they show no regard for speed limits and road safety or indeed anyone who tries to tell them to stop.Some bikes have no insurance and have been seized by the Police

All they are doing is closing doors for everyone.

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Mindset and Money

How does your mindset affect your financial success?

Some find money a bore,

And managing it such a chore,

Others never leave the house,

Without checking the contents of their purse,

And if  their shares have risen today,

Or from their boss they need  a rise in pay.

Times  they seem to be so  tough,

Our   planned Economy is in the rough

It’s no time to purchase anything new,

For dinner perhaps vegetable stew,

To answer your question is such a wheeze,

My mindset tells me that I must squeeze,

Every cent  out of every dollar

Just to keep my head up above the water,

I suppose that doesn’t help Society’s growth,

Still I trust me more than the  Politician’s oath

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#HeadlineTherapy RNLI trying to ‘understand decision to deny access’ to boat carrying migrants

Thanks to Sky News for the Headline

It’s sad that such a fantastic voluntary organisation  as the RNLI  which has people who dedicate themselves  to saving lives should be sullied by the likes of Social Media mongerers with nothing better to do than promote the cause of isolationist nationalism that when push comes to shove costs lives of innocents as well as being numerically and factually incredibly misguided.

Let’s get back to basics , the RNLI will Rescue anyone who is in trouble at sea. 95% of these illegal migrants boats are dealt with by border control.The 5% that the RNLI deal with are genuine rescues that without the RNLI intervention would mean people would drown at sea..

The fact that the Port of Portsmouth and the Port of Southampton refused permission to the RNLI to disembark those people who had been rescued is despicable, eventually they were given permission to land at Eastney ,where anti-migrant protesters gathered and blocked access roads and damaged Police vehicles.

Presumably Social Media enabled this protest and indeed it was shameful how they gathered so quickly to target those rescued in such an aggressive manner Who leaked that the migrants would be landing at Eastney? Just a thought.

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Dog Talk

If your pet could talk, what would be the first thing it says?

Our dog talks to us all the time,

He’s only quiet when things are fine,

However if there is something odd or maybe

amiss,

Then I guarantee it will make him hiss,

Well maybe it’s more of a humph or groan,

I’m so glad he doesn’t have a mobile phone,

Complaints would be rampant and orders rife,

Our lives would turn bitter and full of strife,

Instead he turns his back to us,

All because we didn’t make a fuss,

When that ball we threw he proudly fetched,

Then a mouth of sand he duly retched,

It was all our fault we’re beside the sea,

He really only likes the big country,

With lots of trees and a little lake,

Why are we here for Heaven’s sake.

Oh yes I know his conversation well,

At the moment he’s fuming and we can go to hell!

Namaste and Thank You for Reading .🙏

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Cornish Parking Pixie

Places and names have been changed to protect the Cornish Parking Pixie. In need of retail sustenance and a visit to a real bank in order  to exchange £5notes for £2 coins for the washing machine.

We ended up in a multi-storey car park, looking for an option to pay the parking charge While driving around we saw two ordinary men in high-viz and stopped to ask how to pay?

In strange voices,they said “Don’t” and then they both laughed!.

“But, how do we pay? We don’t want a fine!” we smiled and joined in their hilarity.

“You won’t get one!”They both started rolling on the floor laughing louder and louder.

My husband was getting upset,and just like he won’t ask for directions so I have to,I said

“Why is that?”

They both shouted “The cameras aren’t working!”

“Forget all that nonsense about apps,park anywhere you like! It’s free!” They picked themselves up off the floor and headed on their way.As I looked at their bright yellow jackets,on the back it read “Cornish Pixie”.

Now sitting in the comfort of my arm chair,I hope they were honest pixies.

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#HeadlineTherapy Netherlands moves billions in gold to London in ‘crisis’ preparedness move

Thanks to Henry Moore and BBC News Online for the Headline.

The DNB (Dutch National Bank)has been buying and selling it’s gold stakes which have now been moved to London from North America for ‘geopoltical reasons’.

Anyone who knows the history of Dutch Traders know that  they have shown themselves historically  to be a pretty canny lot.

So about a third of DNB’s  gold will  be  more easy to trade if needed It’s now  being held by The Bank of England and not exposed to the vagaries caused by the Trump/Carney altercation and the continuing uncertainty in the Middle East.

Still,interestingly,  from a practical point of view 27 tonnes of physical gold bars were transported securely across the Atlantic and no one will say how. Puts the UK’s great Train Robbery into perspective doesn’t it?

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Catcher in The Rye

Have you ever regretted reading a book — which one and why?

I don’t think Catcher in The Rye was for me,

Perhaps too close to home it turned out to be,

A confused youth who misses the point,

An adolescent who gets sick having a joint,

Rejects the World as full of phonies,

While his dad makes money backing dead cert

ponies,

His World is there to explore,

Misinterpreting Burns is such a bore,

There was no truth ,

Just misspent youth,

The truth is you can’t escape,

And life happens and isn’t fake.

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#HeadlineTherapy All On The Board poet celebrates 25 years on the London Underground with  heartfelt poem to himself.

Thanks to Megan Howe and the London Standard for the Headline.

Ian Redpath and his other half of On the Board have made a difference and raised a smile in what might be a soulless journey on a stark Underground train in London.On the Board worked because it was and is needed.

Long may you run and well done for your first twenty five years.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.

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I love all Airports❤️

What’s the best and worst airport you’ve been to?

I’ve been have been to more  airports than I thought. I liked them all.My first flight was with Aer Lingus when I was five. I flew  with my aunt to Dublin from what was  then Abbotsinch,later renamed Glasgow Airport. Dublin Airport was beautiful and still is.

Think I flew from Glasgow Airport to the Isle of Man,don’t remember much about the Airport at the Isle of Man.All airports are exciting though.So it wasn’t bad.

I’ve been to Heathrow,Gatwick and Bristol Airport.Must have arrived at  Girona- Costa Brava Airport too on a 18-30 holiday in Lloret de Mar.Oh and a sneaky trip to Edinburgh Airport to deliver something for a Company I worked for

All in all I look at Air Travel as  really  glamorous ,so Airports are glamorous. I don’t travel very often and intend to keep it that way and keep my misty-eyed love of airports!

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