Author Archives: john graham

Promises Fulfilled 🤡

Posted on July 14, 2023 by john graham

From my last post, it is clear that we have a great many problems which are not being solved and never will be unless we take radical action. So to start with we need to put the country* on a … Continue reading →

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Empty Promises.

Posted on July 9, 2023 by john graham

It’s been five months since my last post and in between now and then ,,,, a void! An awful lot has not happened. COVID has cooled down. GLOBAL WARMING has hotted up. The WAR IN UKRAINE is still on-going. We … Continue reading →

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My Trombone Years.

Posted on February 16, 2023 by john graham

Tentatively stepping into a new era. Useful youthful employment a distant memory. Agility just a letter or two away from fragility. Observing a whirlwind world of challenges. Reading the writings of bewildered watchers-on. A trombone time of loud noise, but … Continue reading →

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Positive Mental Attitude.

Posted on January 1, 2023 by john graham

For the start of a new year I must get a big dose of PMA. Preferably the infectious variety, with an R number of SIXTY ! 2022 was a year of relentless negative vibes. You name it and the media … Continue reading →

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Riski University.

Posted on December 30, 2022 by john graham

The Riski University is an early way out of the Riski Army after one year of service in the army. It will be modelled on the apprentice TV show and focussed on practical business skills. Lord Sugar has agreed to … Continue reading →

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The Riski Army 2

Posted on December 26, 2022 by john graham

The Riski Army has really taken off. As a great idea. Almost overnight the little rubber dinghies have stopped crossing the Channel. Riski holiday camps have sprung up in Scotland and have been renamed Riski’s Luxury Hotels. Three hundred have … Continue reading →

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The Riski Army.

Posted on December 21, 2022 by john graham

Almost by accident Riski Somewhat, our nearly new latest Prime Minister may have stumbled upon the answer to all our problems. No more labour shortages. Anyone who wants to come here, who is over the age of eighteen is welcome, … Continue reading →

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Second letter to Kirkcaldy.

Posted on December 18, 2022 by john graham

Dear Andy, I do hope you have received my first letter, although sadly I misspelt Kirkcaldy. Still I am sure Jock the postie knew what I ment. After all, I was only trying to keep him in a job. There … Continue reading →

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Letter to Kirkaldy.

Posted on December 12, 2022 by john graham

The posties are on strike today and for lots more days in the run up to Christmas. Stamps are costing more and more. A threepenny stamp now costs nearly a pound. That ought to be enough for a modest pay … Continue reading →

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The Albanian Solution.

Posted on November 14, 2022 by john graham

For years now the NHS has been bedevilled with the problem of bed-blocking. Now, the issue is more acute than ever, with thousands of elderly people unable to be discharged, either to residential care homes due to staff shortages and … Continue reading →

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