Nerja part III

It's been another lovely day in Nerja. It was a bit windy earlier but the sun was beaming down and it's now a beautiful evening. It's my last day today. I fly home tomorrow afternoon. 

I've had a cracking week but I dread to think how much weight I've put on. Crash diet and back to they gym are my main priorities when I get home. 

We are just going to have a quick bite to eat and then my Dad is heading home whilst I find a somewhere showing the Rochdale v Bury match. 

Nerja part II

I always take the piss out of people who go on holiday, stay out in the sun to long and end up with sun burn. 

Guess what I've done today? Yep, I'm burnt to a crisp. My bald head looks like the top of a Vimto lolly. I should know better at my age. It's not safe and it's not clever but when it calms down I'm going turn a lovely shade of brown. 

Nerja

I'm writing this post sat outside a cafe in Nerja, Spain. The sun is in the sky and there is not a cloud to be seen. 

I'm having a lovely holiday. My Dad lives out here so I'm staying at his place for the week. 

Yesterday we went to the car museum in Malaga to see all the classic cars on display. If you ever find yourself in Malaga and have a spare afternoon I highly recommend it. 

As today is world book day I'm going to find a nice spot in the shade and finish reading my book. 

I'm only here until Saturday so I'm going to make the most of it before heading back home to the rain and the grey sky. 

Climate Change

It’s been another week of rain, wind, snow and floods. The British weather has always been a national obsession but it was usually on the level of conversational grumbling about the rain in summer. Now that we are having more frequent extreme weather events we have really got something to grumble about.

I’m no expert on climate change but it doesn’t take a genius to recognise the fact that the weather is changing in a dramatic way. I don’t know if climate change is caused by mankind or if this is just part of the planets natural cycle but I think the evidence suggests human activities are playing a roll in accelerating global warming. When I was a kid and people first started talking about climate change and global warming they said it could result in warmer but wetter summers, an increase in extreme weather events and prolonged colder winters. All these things are now occurring on a frequent basis. Is it a blip in the long-range trends or a permanent shift in weather patterns? Time will tell.

Recent studies claim the Jet Stream may have altered as a result of increased temperatures in the arctic. This could also have a dramatic long-term impact in relation to the traditional British and North American weather patterns. The BBC has reported on this today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26023166

We have to face facts, manmade or not, climate change is now starting to impact our lives in a big way. We need to find ways of dealing with flooding and our Dutch friends can help with this. We need to be better prepared for more frequent heavy snow for longer periods of winter. We also need to work out how to cope with seasonal changes and how they impact farming and energy resources.

These are big challenges and we can’t kid ourselves that reducing our emissions will solve everything. It will help in the long run and is of vital importance but these extreme weather events will become the norm and we have to invest in the technology and the infrastructure so we don’t have the terrible scenes we have witnessed over the last few weeks on an annual basis.

Griffin and the Holocaust

BNP leader Nick Griffin has once again denied being a Holocaust denier.

This is the man who he once referred to the Holocaust as "the Holohoax" when he was an editor of The Rune. He criticised infamous Holocaust denier David Irving for admitting that up to four million Jews might have died in the Holocaust; he wrote "True Revisionists will not be fooled by this new twist to the sorry tale of The Hoax of the Twentieth Century." In 1997, he told an undercover journalist that he had personally updated Richard Verrall's disgusting booklet Did Six Million Really Die?

Don’t be fooled by Griffin. He has own agenda when criticises the NF, the EDL or any other far-right group. He doesn’t do this because he disagrees with them. He does it as he wants to be the face of British right-wing politics with his party leading the way. Griffin is a fascist, a holocaust denier and a homophobe.

Griffin's party is in deep financial trouble and has dropped so far in the polls they are on the verge of becoming irrelevant. The sooner the better in my opinion. We don't need scum like Griffin in our nation's politics.

Head Mashing

This Week....

Racist misogynist Jim Davidson has won celebrity Big Brother. Let’s all just think about that for a moment - Jim Davidson has won a popularity contest!!! WTF were you thinking BB fans? I don’t know what this says about the quality of the other housemates but they can’t have been so unlikeable that Jim Davidson was more popular.

Michael Adebolajo, who was found guilty of the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby, has lodged an application to appeal against his conviction! This is the man who murdered someone in cold blood in front of dozens of witnesses and was then filmed with blood all over his hands explaining why he killed the guy. What on Earth is he appealing against? He can try and claim to be a soldier attacking a legitimate target but that would be utter bollocks. He is a murdering scumbag who should never be let out of prison.

Gagging Bill – Hard to believe this hasn’t caused more of a stir outside of the usual protesting political circles. Our freedom and our democracy have been diluted by this bill. If you’re not sure what the fuss is all about follow the link below.
http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2014/01/gagging-bill-defeat-britains-democracy-just-got-worse/

On a final note - my beloved Bolton Wanderers are…… shite!