Rant of the Week!

 Hi Swantv Viewers

It's nearly a month since I last wrote. I've been in hospital for a couple of weeks and now need a few days to recover. I had a pacemaker fitted about 7 weeks ago and all went well. Then it was discovered to be infected through the surface cut where it had been inserted. Most unusual I understand. So back to hospital to have it removed and then 10 days of strong intravenous antibiotics 4 times a day fror 10 days before a new one was inplanted. No I'm home and hoping this one is successful.

Meanwhile Gary Lineker was in conflict with the BBC over his comment "This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s". He was temporary  removed from his Match of the Day job because of political comment! We do have freedom of speech in this country and he is entitled to voice his views. It is not right, however, to compare anything in modern day Britain to the Nazi regime of the thirties and this is the grounds on which he should have been removed. He is paid a huge amount by the BBC. Is he worth that? I'm reading many comments on social media asking this very same question!! What do you think?? Or would he be better employed just promoting crisps.

The outrage that this episode has generated is extraordinary. I makes me wonder what the important issues of the day are: the NHS in crisis, cost of living, food banks and deprivation, sleazy members of parliament, being manipulated over Brexit and the fallout, the Covid issues of profit for memeber of parliament pals, police  and immigration, the control and what can be done to filter out those not genuine.

In addition I feel that we are afraid to speak our mind and of using the wrong word. Until recently we talked about men and women or being a person, now its being a human being, which I find strange. Does it really matter if we call women actors actresses for example? Is there something so terribly wrong being specific? Women, quite rightly want equal rights, equal pay, equal positions of authority, so being called an actress helps. 

That is my rant of the day. What do you think?

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Mike Leahy