This last offering of 2014 is a personal, lighthearted and eclectic (random) review of the last year, events, gigs, recommendations, comment, videos, photographs, etc. I've posted several pictures throughout of some of the places we've visited in 2014 (for fun only, can you get them all? A couple are fairly obvious!).
Well here we are, the tax return looming once again, who'd have thought at this time last year, when I'll admit things had got a tad wearing, that by December 2014.................... .
April 2014 - Think Ms Austen would like the view!
Courtesy of Andrew Paul Shaw
Last December I was fretting about the release of 30 Odd Years, so much time, talent, effort and good will had been invested into it and in every sense it has been gnu inc's biggest project to date. My fears were swiftly allayed after the release in February, 30 OYs has had an overwhelmingly warm and positive reception, exceeding expectation to the point of being down to our last few copies within days of the rerun's arrival on 11th December! Particular thanks for this in no particular order go justifiably to Andrew P. Shaw, Mike Coe, Marc Riley, Tracey Holloway, Lee McFadden, Kevin Pearce, Philip King, Michael White, all the reviewers, of course Vic, the Sects, SOBS, Mates Mates, all the other contributors and most of all to everyone who has bought it. ( I am personally quite gnutastically proud of this release.) http://www.vicgodard.co.uk/30_odd_reviews.html
July 2014 - Really only one place this could possibly have been!!
Been blown away by the response to 1979 NOW! LP and CD, released on Aed Records on 6th October, the LP version sold out at the beginning of November! So, BIG FAT THANK YOU! for the lurv.
Brilliant job all round I think by - Vic, Kevin Younger, Mark Braby, Yusuf B'Layachi, Paul Cook, Paul Myers, Simon Rivers, David 'Flash Wright, Liam Hutton and Jim Knight, the Aed crew, Edwyn Collins, Seb Lewsley, Susan, Grace and by Andrew Paul Shaw for the iconic art work and cover and brilliant reviews to boot: http://www.vicgodard.co.uk/1979_reviews/1979_reviews.html
An exuberant Holiday Hymn at the Voodoo Rooms 15/11/2014 filmed by Lee McFadden.
March 2014 - It's got soul! North End variety!
Probably one of Vic and Sect's best Marc Riley sessions.
Dead Dreamy, Common Thief, Get That Girl and Better Not Turn On. Available for 11 more days from 30/12/2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tr6f8
All in all Mr Riley's been a bit of a star, playing lots of 1979 Now! amongst other Vic songs.
We stayed at the Premier Inn Manchester Salford Quays on Thursday 11th December and it was as consistent as the others, helpful staff, comfy beds, clean, decent cooked breakfast, car park and we had a very quiet room overlooking the canal. It was also incredibly cheap for 3 rooms and breakfast, although I did book a long way in advance. http://www.premierinn.com/en/search!execute.action
When I went back to book for the Friday after the Dulcimer gig was confirmed it was sold out as were nearly all in the vicinity except the v, v expensive. Was this because Man U were playing on the Sunday or maybe it happens every weekend. I had to look further afield and settled on nearest to Chorlton that suited, going south, which was the Britannia Didsbury. It was a considerable improvement on the Wigan Britannia, quiet room, good breakfast and ginormous car park which is used for 'park and fly'. They also do smoking rooms, it was a relief not to have to brave the big outdoors to have a fag because it was a tad on the nippy side. http://www.britanniahotels.com/hotels/manchester-country-house/
December 2014 - Tuscany????
It's an oddly unsettling feeling when a gig is sold out, you're usually feverishly promoting in the lead up so along with the warm glow, came a vaguely unnerving feeling that there was something I was meant to be doing. But there wasn't!
Most enjoyable night, great atmosphere at the Dulcimer, lots of lovely people including Mr & Mrs Shaw, 'Jane & Deirdre' and Steve 'not at all' Shy, storming set from Blue Orchids and keep an eye and ear out for Josh Dutton, Jack Dutton and Joe Kutryk, very impressive debut. Photographs courtesy of 'Jane Barnes'. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Orchids/421040661291884?fref=ts https://www.facebook.com/Josh.Dutton.Bass.96?fref=ts
Blue Orchids in Blue by 'Jane Barnes'
Josh Dutton, Jack Dutton & Joe Kutryk by 'Jane Barnes'
Inadvertently recorded the whole of Vic's set, forgot I'd turned camera on and left it on a radiator! Unfortunately it was right at the back and so no picture and a lot of crowd noise, quite a bit of me! Anyway this is Stool Pigeon, probably the clearest.
Mid September - Bit of a giveaway!
SOME HIGHLIGHTS 2014
Best Interview- About Remembering: Vic Godard Interviewed
by Helen King
for The Quietus, November 18th, 2014 - http://thequietus.com/articles/16659-vic-godard-interview-subway-sect Best Short Film - 16 Again, a very entertaining series of short films brought to you by World of Hoopla.
Best Gig - The Seventh Wave at The Loft Birmingham. The new 5 piece line up really got in to their stride and played the first of many blinders. Storming Stool Pigeon courtesy of Colin Walker -
Best 'New' Venue - by new I mean new for us and the award goes to.........
Ian Magic Teapot & The Musician Clyde Street Leicester LE1 2DE We got a very warm welcome, a lovely group of people run this venue, a lovely and appreciative crowd of people came out on a week night, great sound and Kevin Hewick and The Brassick Bears topped things off. Looking forward to a return visit. http://www.themusicianpub.co.uk/index.html
Best Book(s) - Non Fiction/Reference
Definitely a book worth waiting for " "A Moment Worth Waiting For’ by Kevin Pearce is much more than a moment,
it is an entertaining musical journey with a cornucopia of information,
in fact totally in awe of Kevin’s research for this book, you may
wonder where he is taking you next but be assured he’s always there to
guide you." - Vic Godard http://www.caughtbytheriver.net/2014/07/a-moment-worth-waiting-for-kevin-pearce/
PS Quite a few Vic mentions! Photographic
Best Cultural Experience - No contest - Charles Aznavour 1st June 2014 Royal Albert Hall. The most affecting live performance I have ever been to and I wasn't a fan before I went. (See June blog for link so you too can hear what I mean!)
2015 8th January - The Sexual Objects are doing a Marc Riley session. Don't miss it! http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04wxk3r Ron Asheton by the Sexual Objects, on their new 10" Cream Split Up! Video by Douglas Hart.
Saturday 13th June - Spinningchilli Gigs Presents
Vic Godard & Subway Sect
The inimitable Asbo Derek
and The Unreliable Witnesses featuring ATV's Lee McFadden ( who happen to be playing at the Green Door Store 8th March)
The Green Door Store
Trafalgar Arches
Lower Goods Yard
Underneath Brighton Station
BN1 4FQ Going to be another stonker. http://www.thegreendoorstore.co.uk/about/
Early September 2014 - Beside the Sea on the South Coast
Early 2015 - Demon are releasing a DVD of the gig Vic did at the Town & Country Club 1992 with Edwyn Collins, Paul Cook, Martin Duffy and Segs. The set is mostly End of the Surrey People which by a fortunate happenstance Aed Records are re-releasing, hopefully around the same time.
And here's where it started, Vic and Paul 'the Wizard' Baker's original (and best in my humble opinion) version of End Of The Surrey People.
Extract from an original review - ".......So goes End of the Surrey people, strutting with
garagey, reckless fun and forever seemingly about to collapse in a ram-a-lam
heap. Vic Godard’s ear for pop, though, holds steady, and the album cruises by.
8/10 Craig Mclean"
My favourite track from the Town & Country Club gig is Vic's cover of Falling and Laughing -
October 2014 - 2nd largest city in UK
Some photos of the '1978 Now' Subway Sect. From left Mark Laff, Leigh Curtis, Vic and Trigger at The Thunderbolt Bristol; above right I think is a station and bottom right is Vic outside BBC Maida Vale, all 2007 and courtesy of Trigger aka Paul Williams. http://www.vicgodard.co.uk/albums.html
Sunset December 2014
Thought I'd sign off on a positive note with a bit of Percy Bysshe Shelley's 'The Masque of Anarchy'............
'Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable number, Shake your chains to earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you - Ye are many - they are few.’
Frst off - Thanks and Apologies to everyone who read this blog before the following additions as this has ended up as a blog of two halves and numerous tweaks since first posting and I hope you'll give it another go. I've updated events, etc from October and November and I'm now going backwards chronologically speaking so nearly all the amendments are in the first half.
Scotland - England Border 16/11/2014
December Christmas Gigs Sold Out!
11th December - As if a trip to Manchester for a Marc Riley session isn't enough of a Christmas treat .................
Friday
12th December - Vic Godard & Subway Sect, Blue Orchids and Kill
Pretty's very talented Josh Dutton making his live solo debut at Dulcimer Bar Chorlton Manchester M21 0AE.Doors 7.30pm.
SOLD OUT https://www.facebook.com/events/737000056373001/
Returning to London on Saturday 13th
December for Big Pink Cake's Christmas Party All Dayer at the Betsey
Trotwood, last Sect gig of 2014. Nine groups, DJs, after show party and
all the festive fun all starts at 2pm and carries on til late. SOLD OUT. http://thebetsey.com/
NEWS in November
Everyone chuffed to bits that 1979 Now! has had such a brilliant
reception with amazingly good
reviews, comments and tweets. Andrew Paul Shaw's wonderful cover art
work and design (above) justly getting a lot of attention. Big Ups for
the radio plays and particularly to Marc Riley. Vic & the Sect are
looking forward to their next session
in Manchester on 11th December when they will be airing one of Vic's
'lost' Northern Soul songs for the first time, plus they are doing a
cover as a special request for Mr Riley. http://www.vicgodard.co.uk/1979_reviews/1979_reviews.html
1979 NOW! UPDATE 03/12/2014- Absolutely delighted to announce
that the vinyl 1979 Now! LP has SOLD OUT and CD stock depleting rapidly! Aed has reordered, meanwhile you can still
get the CD from several outlets, including Aed Records http://www.aedrecords.com/collections/cds
and from Vic via the website (with downloadable booklet) http://www.vicgodard.co.uk/vic_godard_buy.html
Thanks to Nigel Bailey for this great Northern Soul promo video for 'Born To Be A Rebel'.
More fab art work & design by Andrew Paul Shaw
AND if that wasn't enough we have also nearly sold out of 30 Odd Years, which has only been available via the website, brill or what? Gnu reordered 26th November and all credit to GZ Media in the Czech republic for their speed and efficiency as the rerun is due to arrive 11th December. The gnu recommends contacting GZ direct and not going through the UK agent or any other company that uses them (mind you the gnu does have a bit of a knack with things like this). http://www.gzmedia.com/en-GB/Homepage.aspx
MEANWHILE 30 Odd Years (gnu inc's most successful release to date!) is still available on the website (+ downloadable 'extras') and at gigs http://www.vicgodard.co.uk/30_odd_years.html#info
PS The gnu will be proffering on line Christmas Bundles and Other Seasonal Offers from Monday 15th December (after the last gig of the year on 13th, see below). These may be: P+P included or buy one T get one free or one free with any purchase or discount on multiple CD purchase and signed card with all seasonal purchases. Subject to change as gnu still ruminating on it. Keep an eye on Vic's FB page for updates/info. https://www.facebook.com/vic.godard.3 .
Gigs
Vic, g and Kevin stopped overnight in Wigan (actually on outskirts) on the drive to Scotland at the Britannia Wigan. Hm, may stay again, friendly staff, clean rooms,very reasonable but had it's drawbacks, would not stay on my own. We did have a very tasty dinner just down the road at The Crown Worthington and highly recommend if you're in this neck of the woods. http://www.thecrownatworthington.co.uk/great-food-at-the-crown/the-main-menu/
Then the two long anticipated Sounds in the Suburbs gigs with Subway Sect and The Sexual Objects at Stereo Glasgow and Voodoo Rooms Edinburgh. Neither disappointed although I have to say Edinburgh was an absolute stonker. It was lovely to see so many friends there including Lee Mcfadden and Tracey Holloway, videos of the night are available on their yt channel leefact25. Always a positive joy to be in Scotland. https://www.facebook.com/soundsin.thesuburbs?fref=ts http://www.stereocafebar.com/ http://www.thevoodoorooms.com/
A bit of Mood Enhancement below from The Sexual Objects with: there is a radius of waves. New 10" and LP on the way and The Sexual Objects are doing a Marc Riley session BBC 6 Music on Thursday 8th Jan 2015. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Sexual-Objects/268349712699?fref=ts
This one is by the gnu at the Subway Sect sound check at Stereo Glasgow, she didn't realise the camera was running!
Subway Sect giving Chain Smokin the full on treatment, filmed by Lee McFadden at Voodoo Rooms 15/11/2014.
We stayed at The Pond again in Glasgow, hasn't disappointed yet and the many Ireland fans there for the footie International were surprisingly quiet. In Edinburgh we stayed at the Holyrood Aparthotel, Vic and g have stayed before and would certainly recommend. Also, considering how much the hotels had hiked their prices because of the rugby International (yes, football and rugby internationals) it was very reasonable. http://www.glasgowpondhotel.com/ http://www.holyroodaparthotel.com/
Thursday 20th November - Club Left at the 100 Club - Sold Out.
What a very special night
of Cool Bop and Swing with Vic and The Subway Sect performing Songs For
Sale with very Special Guests New York Dollies, Jake Vegas' Hooded Cobra and Club
Left DJ Johnny Britton cranking up the atmosphere to a capacity crowd. Lots of familiar faces (and quite a few people the gnu didn't recognise, she may not have remarked quite so loudly about the lack of judgement shown by men sporting top knots had she recognised Denis Penis....but then again she just might) and a real trip down Memory Lane with Vic getting back together with Chris Bostock,
Rob Marche, Sean McLusky, plus guest pianist Volker Janssen, Dave Collard couldn't make it over from the US.This line up was gnu's first Sectual experience!The poster was designed by Pete Barrett who did the original Club Left posters/flyers.
Great photographs by Jock McTavish
If you're wondering why Vic has a somewhat awkward stance in the picture below, it's because he's hiding the PO logo on his shirt!
L-R:Volker,Sean,Chris,Rob & Vic by Rebecca Thomas
. No less than SIX videos courtesy of Lee and Tracey of this memorable occasion, their films include the ad hoc finale of Born To Be A Rebel (see 1st video below) when the current Sect in attendance, Yusuf B'layachi, Kevin Younger and Mark Braby, took to the stage, only realising once there that they were short one Ian Holford on drums, up stepped one Mr Adam Walters, whose impromptu performance was amazing considering he'd only bought the download the week before. By the way Adam is a drummer, with Radical Propulsion Unit, have a gander/listen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThB2VHt55g4&app=desktop https://www.facebook.com/adam.walters.395?fref=ts
(and they've recorded a great cover of Chain Smoking)
Above Born To Be A Rebel and below one of my favourite songs of the night Just In Time, both filmed by Tracey H.
Club Left 27/10/1981 courtesy of Andy Beever
A couple of the gnu's lasting memories of the original Club Left at the Whisky A Go Go are, she met B Rhodes for the first time there and recalls him taking her aside to say he hoped she wasn't leading Vic up the garden path because he had plans for him! One of the very few occasions that the gnu has been left nonplussed and lost for words. Another indelible memory was Phil Lynott's visit, clad in very tight, silver satin trousers, black satin bomber jacket and white platforms, to say he stuck out like a sore thumb in this hub of 80's cool is an understatement. (He also spent the night trying to get off with the gnu's sister.) http://www.newyorkdollies.co.uk/music/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jake-Vegas/172804202750980
October - Beware the Ice Age Cometh!
October was a busy month here at gnu inc central and it all kicked off on 4th October with our second visit of the year to Birmingham to celebrate the imminent release of 1979 Now! on 6th October. Love Birmingham. This time we were right in the centre of town and big bustling, culturally diverse conurbations give me a big buzz (apart from one way systems, no entry signs, parking, lack of and roadworks, but then getting lost on way to/back from venues is par for the Sect course and no trip is complete without at least one moment when everyone realises we're going in the wrong direction). http://visitbirmingham.com/
1am Going Nowhere At Rather Euphemistically Named Paradise Circus. Still Billboard A Nice Touch I Thought!
Another brilliant gig promoted by Chris Wave's Seventh Wave, this time at The Flapper, and a stellar line up with Blue Orchids and Church of Elvis. The Flapper has gone straight in to my Top 10 Tip Top Hip Hangouts (sorry), meaning: great acoustics and a very good sound man, centrally located overlooking the canal (left), welcoming reception from the very appreciative crowd, good to see some old friends again and make some new ones. I think all of this contributed to Vic, Ian Holford, Kevin
Younger, Mark Braby and Yusuf B'Layachi all playing absolute blinders.
Courtesy of Colin Walker
Very pleased that Lee McFadden and Tracey Holloway (leefact25) could make it and they've filmed some corkers from the night from all three sets, find them and more at leefact25 - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtFpYCDM0Np3XZfXfMJ5Zw
' I Remember My Time As Common Thief' from Long Term Side-Effect (1998 Tugboat) has recently been reintroduced to the set, filmed by Lee.
And possibly one of the best live versions of Stool Pigeon, also happens to be filmed by Lee.
PS There were two people at the back who'd bafflingly paid £20+ to stand and have a footie conflab over the noise of a packed gig, sounded like Chelsea fan and Man Utd fan (at a gig in Birmingham??) with the Chelsea fan giving out most of the gab........... ..nothing new there then!
We stayed at a Premier Inn again, in the city centre overlooking the canal at the back (note- activity until the early hours on towpath when we were there, which was a warm Saturday night), friendly welcome, clean and comfy. It was touch and go whether we'd be able to squeeze the gnumobile back in to the car park on our return after the gig and it is fairly noisy due to it's proximity to Birmingham's central hub of bars, clubs, restaurants, etc, which to be fair PI warn about when booking and closing the window does shut out the road noise. So despite a couple of drawbacks I would still recommend as a reasonably priced city centre hotel. http://www.premierinn.com/
9th October we headed South to Brighton, another of my favourite cities, for Spinningchilli's 5th Peel Night at
the Green Door Store (another in the TTHHs http://www.thegreendoorstore.co.uk/ ). I always look forward to Spinningchilli gigs, lots of lovely people and this was no exception, a memorable sell out night with three rip roaring
sets from The Cravats, The Fallen Leaves and of course the Sect, not forgetting. Lee
Mcfadden, who carried out his Master of Ceremonies duties with wit and
aplomb. http://www.spinningchilli.co.uk/
Live review here: http://www.isolationrecords.co.uk/peelnightlive.html
Photographs courtesy of 'Jane Barnes' and there are also some great videos (some of you will have seen them on Vic's FB page) of the night to give you a taste of the atmosphere by Nigeyb, Lee
Mcfadden and Tracey Holloway have SEVEN Subway Sect plus Cravats and Fallen Leaves videos (and lots more) at their leefact25 YT channel.
The set closed with this stonking version of 'Chain Smoking' filmed by
Lee.
And a bit of Northern Soul - thanks to Steve Clements for his video of 'Devil's in League With You', with Vic's 'sock' intro featuring Asbo Derek's Jem Price, who introduces the sock topic, much to Yusuf's bemusement!
Me and the gnu don't usually allow Vic to intrude on the blog but she didn't go to Bologna so a one off sanction has been granted for Vic's Bologna Report:
Poster by Kevin Younger
Our Bologna trip started badly at 4.25am when my phone pinged with a text from the group.Thinking they were outside I woke the Gnu to say goodbye and got my coat on........I then read the text which said they were in heavy traffic at Brent Cross. I thought we were definitely going to miss the gate closing time of 6.15, I don't remember what time they arrived at my house, I was too scared to look at a clock by then. Miraculously we made it to the terminal entrance by 6.15, despite the seemingly interminably long shuttle ride from the car park but our gate number was 113 at the opposite end.Cue an awful run the length of the terminal, at one point I thought sod the plane I no longer care. As it turned out the gate stayed open till 6.30.I boarded the plane with my clothes soaked in sweat feeling like I'd just come off stage after the gig.
All the stress evaporated when we arrived in Italy as we were taken care of by the lovely Elisa who took us out to lunch and then on a tour of Bologna, the high point being a visit to the Church of Santa Maria dellla Vita which is home to the famous Compianto del Cristo Morto (Lamentation over the Dead Christ), considered one of the masterpieces of Italian sculpture, modelled by Niccolò dell'Arca in the second half of the 15th century.
Then on to Covo Club, which is exactly our type of venue and is set in
the middle of a little park. After the sound check we went out for
dinner, which featured me spraying balsamic vinegar in my face and all
over my glasses, then following the Sect's advice to 'turn the bottle
round' sprayed it all over them, I was aiming for my plate. http://www.covoclub.it/
We went on about midnight and the group played another blinder of a set which went down well. Afterwards the Sect were getting down to the Slade singing Mama WEER all crazee now and Glitterrmen with I'm the leader of the gang. Sadly no pictures or video of Kev in action. We got back to base about three, awoke for a relaxed breakfast at ten and then a leisurely drive to the airport.Many thanks to everyone at Covo Club, we're looking forward to coming back.
It was when we landed at Gatwick that the stress returned. Flight arrived on time but after a very long passport queue then the very slow shuttle journey back to the car park there were only minutes before we over ran our time slot. Kev and I leapt from the bus and dashed for the car when Kev suddenly realises he doesn't have his guitar and belts off after the shuttle which Mark. Ian and Yusuf had just alighted from. Noticing Kev hurtling after the bus, Yusuf yells at him that he's got the guitar.so Kev does about turn to sprint back to the car. Heading hell for leather for the barrier only skidding to a halt for the others to scramble aboard, taking off again with doors open, I realise I don't know where the ticket is so have to get Kev to search my pockets as I'm driving. Made it, just. Lesson learned? Pay twice the price and use the short stay car park at Gatwick. Back to Gert for-
'16 Again' - A new online series of short films by Martyn Smith and World Of Hoopla. Episode 1 features Vic reminiscing about David Bowie's chauffeur, A Clockwork Orange inspired incident at
Putney Fair and the Generation Game in one easily consumable
bite-size package.Highly entertaining. (AND if you're quick you can watch World of Hoopla's 'Vic - A Work In Progress' here until 6th December- http://worldofhoopla.com/vic-work-progress/ http://worldofhoopla.com/vic-godard/
Sex Drugs and HIV
'Mat Sargent began the Sex Drugs and HIV project in 1995, containing 40 tracks and featuring over two hundred musicians, spanning 5 decades of music.' This is an extraordinary labour of love, commitment and perseverance, with an awe inspiring roll call of participants, including Vic, who contributed guitar and backing vocals to 'Greek Street' quite early on (although I couldn't tell which bits were him).http://www.sexdrugsandhiv.com/
payaso de mierda - 'how can I know what I think till I see
what I say?’ (e.m. forster) - semi socratic dialogues and diatribes on
the subjects of football, music, ireland, culture and politics by Ian
Cusack.Eyes & Ears lV includes a review of the Children of Godard gig at the Star & Shadow 19/09/2014 - http://payaso-de-mierda.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/eyes-ears-iv.html
Tunnels Aberdeen by Dod Morrison
Full Circle 2008 - Before he joined Subway Sect Mark Braby conducted this in depth interview with
Vic. Only just before though as after the interview. Vic told Mark that he was looking for a bass player, Mark said he could play the bass and so he was roped in for the next gig. The rest is history as they say. I forgot how much info there is in this, a potted history of Vic
and Subway Sect. Originally broadcast on Resonance FM. https://soundcloud.com/gertie-grocott/full-circle-mark-braby-interviews-vic-godard
James Plays - James 1 The Key Will Keep The Lock
Hmm.
Not what I was expecting, thought it would be more along the lines of
Henry V but from a different perspective but it was very low key, bit
unfair to compare to Shakespeare though. Also distracted by hunger and
anticipation of the Kafkaesque nightmare to come - finding a way out of
the National and South Bank complex, it was unnerving enough trying to find a way in. All in all I wish I'd seen it at the Edinburgh Festival and before the referendum. http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/series/the-james-plays
Armistead Maupin 'Tales of the City' - I read this series of novels about the inhabitants of San Francisco apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane when
they came out, first one in 1978. I've just started rereading and am enjoying themas much as before. ''a sparkling comedy of manners and an indelible portrait of an era that changed forever the way we live'' - couldn't have put it better myself but would also add there are threads of darkness and melancholy that run throughout. http://www.armisteadmaupin.com/BooksTOTC.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R9CbBUoViY
This is an excerpt from the TV series from Chapter 1-
Thought about commenting on various home (immigration) and world events (ISIS) but decided WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW so..........TTFN
OK, just one-http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/european-union-migrants-add-20bn-to-the-british-economy-in-just-a-decade-9839890.html ' European Union migrants add £20bn to the British economy – in just a decade.' Could it be because we have a general election on the horizon in the UK that most parties are focusing on immigration issues and pandering to people's unfounded prejudices as a smokescreen, in order to divert the electorate's attention from the fact that none of them have election manifestos and nothing to offer any demographic, except the privileged few. Call me cynical but could the forthcoming election also be the reason the Lib Dems are only now trying to do everything they can to distance themselves from the Tories, in contrast to their previous assertions that it was a 'united' government and Labour are doing their damnedest to try and prove that they are not Tories in disguise, obviously failing miserably. The word duplicitous springs to mind, but then that could be applied to an awful lot of political representatives of the people so why don't we do something about it? If we the people, instead of moaning but putting up with it, follow the Scottish example (84% turn out for the referendum) in the election next year and actually use our hard won right to vote we really can at the very least keep the outlandish crazies out, otherwise we really deserve the government we end up with.Just saying.
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