My city is not a city but a Town

What’s one thing that would instantly improve your city?

First let’s get this very clear,

I don’t live in a City my dear,

No not New York,Paris or London,

They’re faux pas and rather hum-drum,

Saying hum-drum I’m just being polite,

Actually their detritus really reaches quite a

height,

So to my Town I must refer,

Firstly I’d consult with the Mayor,

They change every year and are ceremonial,

But their  interest is truly baronial,.

They walk around with a gold  chain

And pose for photos with a grimace of pain,

They love their town and want it to thrive,

But those councillors make it such a dive,

Sack them all I say they must,

Their massive budget has already gone bust.

The Mayor should be in charge,

To bring the canal back and a Mayoral Barge,

Our Town needs to celebrate its’ maritime

genealogy

I’m tired of hearing about its’  Railway Pedigree.

Boats and all sorts of crafts should be our aim,

Trains after all are really inane!

So let’s get moving and set sail,

Forget about that standard gauge rail.

That building that was a Railway Museum

Has surely had its’ day and is out of steam.

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#HeadlineTherapy  Reform receives £36million donation from Cryptobillionaire

Thanks to Ben Wright and Doug Falkener and BBC News Online for the Headline

This headline puzzles me on many fronts.First of all is CryptoCurrency genuine and does it work?

Secondly .Ben Delo ,a Sheffield Lad who is currently living in Hong Kong but is keen to move back to the UK to continue his support for Reform and help it form a Government by making British Politics a fair and level playing field.Why having left the UK is he so keen to nominate and elect a Prime Minister,can’t he just vote like the rest of us?

Mr Delo admitted  a Money Laundering breach in the United States in 2022 at  his Bitmex Crypto Trading Platform which Donal Trump pardoned him for in 2025.So what role does Crypto pay in money laundering and how serious was it?Was there any possibility of him going to jail if he had visited the United States before he was pardoned?

The Telegraph Newspaper allowed Mr Delo to write an article in its’ paper which again gives this man a profile where he is raised above our heads and allowed to pontificate.Why?

What exactly can you buy with Crypto Currency?

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The Longest Trip

What’s the longest trip you’ve ever taken?

The longest trip I’ve ever taken,

Is to a place I’d long forsaken,

It used to be my home and had many

rememberances

Childhood thoughts and sentimental resonances,

You see it was a trip I had to make,

To a place I thought I knew and wasn’t fake,

Now having made it I realise,

That place has gone and I can’t reprise,

Go back in time and  no matter  how much I

strive,

I start my trip but I can never arrive.

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#HeadlineTherapy MP’s vote against fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying.

Thanks to Richard Wheeler at BbC News Online for the Headline.

I believe that the transition from life to death where humanly possible should be respectful, free of pain and worry and to use an often used word “humane”. Although,along with everyone else I do feel that humanity is not always kind

This resurrected Bill from last year did not achieve this respectful transition and thankfully has been defeated after having been given a serious drilling down last year by the House of Lords.

It does concern me that those who pushed the bill were hell bent on getting the “legislation” in place no matter what the cost.

To me the cost of  the ill thought out bill would have been  the deaths of people who may have not had the choice that  they thought they were having,or perhaps we’re in no position to make a choice at all.

I agree wholeheartedly that there needs to be a recognition that “being put to sleep” is not just for very sick animals ,but for everyone to sleep soundly ,we need to be confident that it is not a bill of convenience.Every case is unique,can the Law or indeed Politicians  deal with that?

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Budget  travel?

What’s your best tip for budget travel?

Crikey,well what is budget travel?

There’s so many clauses and catches to unravel,

I picked up my plane ticket Online,

From a nice friendly man who gave the name of

Ryan,

It seems all I bought was space for one  foot,

And  to get a seat they needed more loot,

For on a  plane there is no standing,

Apparently it ruins take-offs and landings

And at the airport I paid a fee,

Even terminal dropping off is not free,

So travelling on a budget is it possible anymore?

I suppose for most the point is sore,

Even pensioners now cannot guarantee,

That their  bus pass will remain free.

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#HeadlineTherapy Bangladesh says two stolen lemurs have been taken to billionaire’s private zoo in India

Thanks to Alisha Rahaman Sakar and the Independent Online for the Headline

This is very much a David versus Goliath story involving rare wildlife  originally from Madagascar ending up in Bangladesh eventually being  rescued from the Wildlife Trade  and placed in a Bangladeshi Safari Park.

Then in 2025  with the help of a security guard,the lemurs were  again stolen and transported and traded in India,finally ending up in the Private Zoo Collection of Mukesh Ambani one of Asia’s richest  men and a close friend of The Indian Prime Minister Modi.

The zoo called Vantara is a philanthropic project by the Ambani family,but the fact  remains that the animals who were featured on the zoo’s social media are likely to be the stolen Lemurs.

Bangladesh has asked Interpol to get involved and have said that they can identify the animals by their D.N.A.

Ventura zoo has come under scrutiny from organisations concerned with animal trafficking in both Europe and further afield, however the Zoo has  firmly denied  any such involvement.

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Sylvester the Cat

Who is your favorite cartoon character?

A simple answer, Sylvester the Cat, whose nemesis was Tweetie Pie, the fiesty little canary.

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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.

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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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