Minnie’s Musings
Random ramblings of a middle aged, middle class, middle income woman
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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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To make one feel much better. Stinging complaint has now been delivered. Once on the feedback form – and yes I was happy to share my thoughts with the public (but they won’t be) – who may or may decide to share them with the wider public – and once on an official complaint form.…
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Some 60 years ago my aunt Judy wrote a paper on bedside manner. Or lack there of. This was before my mother was subjected to a gynaecologist who shepherded his posse of trainee doctors to stand in a circle around her bed and announced to his acolytes, “Ah yes, Mrs Bradley here is a chronic…
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I am not sitting on the dock of the bay. I am sitting on a rubber chair in a day ward awaiting my slot to half the carpal tunnel on my right hand released. This is the snazzy private hospital round the back of the NHS edifice where procedures are farmed out to in the…
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Is snoring loudly but not digging her claws in. You win some, you lose some. Of course she is also leaving hairs on my lap as she snoozes, so I will have to use yet more sheets of my roll poly to get them back off my black trousers. This is annoying. But I must…
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Many moons ago BB and I stopped for a cup of hot chocolate in a cafe near Notre Dame. I was about 7 months pregnant so needed to sit down. The presence of one’s derrière on a not particularly comfortable wooden spindle chair at table with chequered red and white table cloth appeared to warrant…
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With all this talk of peace in Palestine (alliteration there…) and awarding DT the NPP, I can’t be the only one thinking “Hang on a sec, this is a ceasefire. It’s fragile. It can break down anytime.” Yes there is a glimmer of hope. Yes, people are entitled to feel joy. And one doesn’t want…
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