tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post606080125970964652..comments2024-03-29T08:15:11.523+00:00Comments on John Medd: The squeezed middleJohn Meddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-85576988805820026782011-05-03T12:20:31.886+01:002011-05-03T12:20:31.886+01:00I think I should stay away from the news... howeve...I think I should stay away from the news... however I ought to feel more connection to the world in which I live...conundrum...<br /><br />"The squeezed middle" - why don't they just say - those of you who have a reasonably well paying job don't rely on government assistance and who frankly we need to take money off of in terms of continuing tax rises and/or removal of any hope of you getting any state help with anything so that we can pay of the debt and pay to bomb Libya.. Oh yes and while we're at it - don't think like we'll propose anything like a reasonable voting system so you can do anything about it in the future...Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-68400422741564432962011-05-03T00:14:29.528+01:002011-05-03T00:14:29.528+01:00No mainstream Telly news for me, sensationalist an...No mainstream Telly news for me, sensationalist and depressing, celebrity fixated.Löst Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907139441842698894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-75682564868039423242011-04-29T10:07:16.301+01:002011-04-29T10:07:16.301+01:00Gerry, there's not enough cats being rescued f...Gerry, there's not enough cats being rescued from trees for my liking. Glad to hear that you can rationalise the madness - I gave up on that long ago.<br /><br />M - Maybe they should bring back Shaw (keep 'em peeled) Taylor and Police 5? Then we could all be on the lookout for Light Fingered Fred. When I was a kid I use to read the Fontana Ghost Stories - like you and Drac, I had to stop reading them a good hour before lights out.<br /><br />Blacc's voice reminds me of a young Bill Withers.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-58871151529668427242011-04-28T14:16:12.824+01:002011-04-28T14:16:12.824+01:00for a similar reason I bailed with Crimewatch year...for a similar reason I bailed with Crimewatch years ago, after it put the frighteners on me. Also any Dracula related readings: the novel or comic adaptations..are a no-no before lights out. <br /><br />Somehow or other I came across the Aloe track last week. Very Gil Scott-Heron. <br /><br />On a similar riff, watch out for Thee Faction's new album Up The Workers due soon..Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248139855347807926.post-52076652739216688372011-04-28T14:03:21.530+01:002011-04-28T14:03:21.530+01:00John, I've stopped watching the news at 10 as ...John, I've stopped watching the news at 10 as well. If I get the paper I have time to calm down before the evening and try to rationalise the madness of the "new concepts". I don't think they really know themselves what they mean. But great music!!Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.com