My notes for 31st October were lost as I stayed up too long and messed up yesterday’s note eventually going to bed before midnight
It was good day with respect to my myopic world in that I completed the recording of 46 completed 101 projects sets all classified as creative although predominantly historical and which included triplicate copies and where I also went through almost two filing cabinet drawers of miscellaneous loose papers, cards and other mementoes of the past. I will continue this work shortly.
It was Halloween. I have reservations about this Americanisation of our culture but it has become a major event in the lives of the young people with much dressing up and face painting, masks etc on the whole organised by responsible parents who to encourage and protect. Unfortunately the weather did not play its part and continuous rain meant that only parents armed with umbrellas decided not to disappoint the children. Only about a quarter of the usual callers arrived including one group of three with parent in car at around 10.30 after the rained had stopped but also after I had locked up and turned the hallway lights off.
The weather was one of three important subjects covered by the news as in the USA while the rescue operations continue in some areas there was a move to begin the recovery concentrating on getting the power and transport underway although it could take weeks to restore in some areas. The death toll has risen to sixty about the same as in the Caribbean but could well be higher as properties are inspected and some cleared. While Obama who visited the devastation with a Republican Governor of New Jersey with mutual praise and for the official at every level and the first responders and did his cause no end of good it is unlikely to prove a decisive factor in the Presidential election in a week’s time which remains too close to call and will depend on the Electoral college rather than the total percentage votes cast.
The other event was domestic and could have major implications in that some 50 Tory Members joined with Labour in a motion demanding a reduction in the UK contribution to the EEC rather than negotiating for an inflation only budget instead of the 10% being requested. Failure to get any appropriate change could mean Cameron exercising the veto which in effect results in inflation at 2% increase in due course. The impact of this revolt will affect party discipline on issues which the rebels do not like in the months to come creating major problem for Cameron sandwiched between Coalition commitments, his rebels and the Labour Opposition.
The third event was the publication of a working party chaired by Michael Heseltine which argues for a government led planning strategy for the manufacturing and industrial as well as financial sectors rather than leaving to the free interplay of the market. He also called for the reallocation of huge resources from central government to the regions and unitary local authorities and calling for a major reshaping of the structures. No hope oft eh Tories adopting but Labour might. Now there’s a thought!
I watched several news broadcasts throughout the day including CNN and Fox, most of Politics to day and PMQ’s and most of Newsnight.
I was going to watch the Chelsea V Man U on SKY 3 D but changed my mind and started to watch the remake of Straw Dogs and then knowing the story said why am I doing this and switch over to watch the penultimate episode of Dallas which I enjoyed greatly and consider the latest series one of the best in fact.
Completed another good day of exercise with two 10 min jogs, the boxing and ski jumps all going well. The steps and football still have not mastered.
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