Minnie’s Musings
Random ramblings of a middle aged, middle class, middle income woman
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Interrupted Question Time. It was greeted with applause. And probably a sigh of relief. Perhaps this rather unpleasant individual who has done The Firm no credit whatsoever for decades will now go away. He might wander down to the local shop from his shed at the bottom of the garden, but he will inevitably feel…
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Je suis avez le hump. Bad Franglais, I know, but have the hump, I do (is that Yoda-speak?) A new bus driver (well new to me) actually flicked my phone (with which I was trying to pay my fare) out of the way yesterday. And he did it with one of those nasal sighs that…
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Now what’s-his-name has been caught and everyone and his mother has huffed and puffed with real and feigned outrage, the minister (oooops, sorry, Secretary of State no less) has fumed and two police forces have doubled the overtime bill for the weekend, it is time for some wanton speculation. My curiosity has been piqued… How…
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I am still beetling my way through my data analysis course (after a brief hiatus while I started two new jobs and attempted to turn over a new leaf of the exercise front – both works in progress, needless to say). I have now taken up my cudgel again and am working through the revision…
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I Swear is a blub fest par excellence. Bucketed through the family tensions, the isolation, the abuse, the lack of understanding, the redemption through a handful of people showing both compassion and a capacity to look beyond the surface. At one point (probably when a family meal is disrupted by an explosion of tics) my…
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Watching The House of Dynamite tanks at roughly negative two as something to watch to settle one’s equilibrium after a long half term. A vivid account of the US response to an imminent threat, it is heart in mouth stuff very well done. As our world tips ever more on a precipitous axis, I have…
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Time for a modicum of tetchiness on a Friday morning. While neatly hiding the fact that I have changed my mind. Actually – in the interests of developing national civil discourse and debate – I am going to celebrate my change of mind. See, am progressive person. Until really quite recently, I was very much…
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I am in pursuit of hope through twisted logic. There was much fan fare (primarily from the man himself) and some decidedly grudging admissions from his critics, when DT got his plan for peace in the Middle East over the line last week. “Kudos”, I muttered through gritted teeth…while all the while placing bets on…
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Still listening to Amal and his radicals. One week you get a radical headcteacher saying that diversity isn’t a strength. The next week a radical climate activist argues that diversity is a strength. The former said the strength can be found in unity. But are they polar opposites? I think not. We can be a…
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I have been listening to Amal Rahman’s podcast Radical and his interview with Katherine Barbarsingh. Hugely enjoyable and thought provoking. I like many of her ideas, particularly in relation to the importance of uniform and collective identity. I like her emphasis on discipline. I love her expectation that her students appreciate the importance of manners…
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