Wednesday 24 June 2020

24/06/2020


Happy Wednesday or is it, the sky is blue, not a cloud to see, Summer is here, but let's see if the news is clear of anything to rant about.

In America, so Trump finally gets the packed mask-free reception he craved at a three thousand-strong students' rally in Phoenix as cops outside fired pepper balls at protesters gathered outside protesting which is a breach of their civil rights to freedom of speech. In that speech as well as taking non evidential pot shots at Biden, Obama and Clinton, Trump once again referenced the coronavirus as the 'Kung flu', listing it among other terms used like 'Wuhan virus' and the 'China virus' for a disease that has killed 120,000 Americans, all this bravado in a small church in Arizona as he spoke to three thousand idiots not concerned with catching the coronavirus packed together like sardines without masks or social distancing protocols and they still see this sexual predator and gangster that they hold up as the messiah of America a worthy person to lead a country for four more years. While Trump openly puts lives at risk for his own gain, his opponent who he has nicknamed sleepy Joe took the option to do his campaigning virtually with the backing of ex-president Obama. What I see as an outsider is a man who continually puts his own monetary agenda before the people of the country and their needs with not an ounce of thought other than the mentality of a child screaming and shouting "I want, I want, I want". It wouldn't surprise me if he has temper tantrums in his oval office banging and kicking things then goes running off upstairs to get his comforter, crawling in to bed and sucking on his thumb while Melania strokes his ego. Anyway it is not my decision or opinion that counts, it's up to the American people to get rid of this leech.

Meanwhile As Trump sign an executive order that suspends foreign work visas including the L-1 visa that allows firms to transfer staff from overseas offices and the H-1B visa that enables companies to hire highly-skilled people in certain fields to enable his countries unemployed to find work, UK based companies are urging anyone who has been affected by the ridiculous decision to suspend H1-B in the US, to take a look at the British workplace as an alternative. James Wise, a tech investor with Balderton Capital, claimed that the UK is a hub for global tech and that it has more developers and venture capital money than most of the East Coast with his tweet, which has been retweeted and endorsed by other company VCs. Some UK firms have already expressed an interest in hiring people affected by Trump’s decision.

Some coronavirus headlines out of dear old Blighty is that Health leaders are calling for an urgent review to determine whether the UK is properly prepared for the "real risk" of a second wave of coronavirus. In an open letter published in the British Medical Journal, ministers were warned that urgent action would be needed to prevent further loss of life. This letter comes as Johnson's government outlines sweeping changes to England's lockdown which is ease restrictions on pubs, restaurants, cinemas and hairdressers which are set to reopen from the fourth of July as well as reducing the social distancing rules to one metre. Even with these relaxations, the Department of Health said it would continue to be guided by the latest scientific advice and would give the NHS "whatever it needs" meaning the science community is against the governments plan which solely based on the economy and not the welfare of the people.

Other headlines are that Labour's shadow housing secretary Steve Reed is attempting to force Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to publish all documents relating to a controversial planning decision which he approved the scheme twelve days before the developer gave twelve thousands pounds to the Conservative Party stating that the timing raises "cash for favours" suspicions which again is just one more example of back door negotiations by a politically corrupt cabinet. So as the country suffers for the ineptitude of government ministers the health secretary Matt Hancock is chest puffing with a tweet boasting that the governments plan for protecting NHS staff and reducing the number of coronavirus cases was working. How can a corrupt government like the one we have right now be allowed to carry on. They lie, cheat, accept bribes and that's all we have heard about other than how they have caused this country to be classed as the second worst hit nation in the world through bad decision making. That's me done for today.

Rant you tomorrow!