I just about managed to get down in time to watch the start of the Sunday Marr Programme where he asked Eric Pickles if David Cameron should give Andrew Mitchell his job back to which Eric replied he had always believed Andrew and would welcome back as a Cabinet colleagues saying decision was that of the Prime Minister, He also confessed that although he had once declared his opposition to the Leveson recommendations, in politics, compromise was the name of the game and therefore he supported the Coalition Royal Charter solution, adding that if papers did not sign up to it that was there prerogative which was not the kind of ringing endorsement I wanted although what he said I had feared,
Before this there was an exchange over the papers review which include Dr Mark Kermode following his appointment as the film reviewer for the Daily Telegraph after the departure of the man who had held the position for three decades. I cannot remember the other with both echoing what everyone else has been saying although a recent poll indicates that support for the police has remained strong around 60-65% of population despite the various cases that have undermined public confidence recently and since the sixties. The sting in the tale came later in the programme with the interesting government comment that one solution was for Chief Police officers to be drawn from outside the force if the possessed the right skills and background something designed to chill them further and perhaps ensure that the Police chiefs approach their inquisition at the Commons with the right spirit of regret and promise to make amends,
Something of what they will say as then revealed in an exchange between a former senior police officer and a writer from the Mirror over the question was there just a few rotten apples in the barrel or worse. The third Andrew of the morning ( Neil) Sunday politics show set the scene well by first showing CCTV of police beating up a young House of Commons researcher which led to his acquittal and compensation, Apparently the Chief Constables not only signed off the amended report but have formally admonished the officers in an attempt to close the case and presumably do so quietly which then explain even more clearly why the IPCC took the unprecedented step it has. I thought the former senior officer did an appropriate job in trying to place the catalogue of incidents in context and perspective, saying that it was only a small group of senior police officers who systematically altered the statements of the police who had given honest and accurate statements of their experience attending the disaster at Hillsborough, Everyone including Andrew referred to the recent Police Bravery Awards dinner although the sting in the tail of what office said is that he blamed politicians and the media of getting the situation out of proportion Hmmn. If they can dish it out can they take it when applied them? Perhaps Wednesday we shall see.
14.30 About to get myself ready to go for some milk and salad thingies while listening to a Sky Arts programme about the career of Roy Orbison with the Gibb Brothers Barry and Robin, Robert Plant, KD Lang, Bernie Taupin, and Bono with all the favourites sang in full, Pretty Woman now, starting with Only the Lonely, Running Scared on what appears to be an early Top of the Pops and then Crying, The programme poses a challenge because I already have his greatest hits recorded and I have so far restricted myself to one programme with the others so far Joan Baez, Nina Simone, Bryan Ferry and so many other come and gone including the Stones, Beatles, Billy Holiday, Queen and Bob Dylan record and I am nearly out of space after recording a Phil Collins programme and a long over two hour programme about the Moody Blues last night all to view later today when I get back, Golden days while I write on Your baby does not want you anymore. Its Over (The title?). Walk on, if she would meet. Blue Bayou as Taupin states switching from the passionate to the most vulnerable. Time to get myself ready and go out if I am going to make it today although I want to stay.. Walked to Morrison on what was a nice afternoon, no wind, not cold and some sunshine for milk, lettuce, cucumber, a small tin of crab meat, some, salami, some luncheon meat and as an experiment some salad dressings all for salads, some liquorice 3 bags for £2 and one of the more expensive at £1.38, was a £1 and before that £1.98. Returned for a drink of cold Pepsi Max, finished listening to the Orbison which I shall not keep while playing Patience aiming for 270 games but reached a block. Must sort out the rest of the chicken.
Flog it Sheffield basket £220 estimate £180- £250, reserve set at £200. Clock work cars £60 star selling at £90 although estimate £100- £200 auctioneers discretion. Gold Cigarette case reserve £350-£500 93 grams £600 start and went at £640. Water Colour £200-£300 bought for £80 not sold. 10 p bric-a-brac sale Moorcroft not perfect condition honesty pattern reserve £150 £ 440 with bid in the room as well on the books that is just incredible divide up between a lot of children. Hornby Train for £500 estimate £200-£300, Apprentice piece Chest of Draws with a range of veneers £100- £150 first bid at £100 No reserve on some watches I am confident around £150 going to see for what it is worth. Art Deco £ 100 start over £200 finished at £210. Aboriginal Art split whole lot up £170 first item £ 10 last one £ £210. £ £180 fourth lot £170 last lot £ 620 on online a spear £1530 to be divided between Salvation Army and Water Aid brilliant.
Plan to miss out on Strictly Come Dancing dance off where the standard yesterday was all round good and with several improving their position. It is unusual to see 9’s given at this early stage with 3 in instances and 2 in another I was also impressed last night with the X Factor show which I part recorded in order to watch the start of the latest Montalbano finishing earlier in the afternoon. The song chosen by Sam Bailey which opened the show was not as great as it should have compared to the young powerful show ending number by the black teenager always in tears of joy mist remember her name who cannot still believe she is as good as is with other teenager the young Scottish schoolboy also singing from the heart about love which he admitted he has never experienced, the black mother with a daughter was also impressive, two of the groups less within having to participate in the sing off and where the third group did not perform because the pregnant member was unwell. I have also not recorded that I had watched Les Miserables once more which has come to Sky Films but cannot recorded must view live so to speak. I have recorded a wonderful performance of Verdi’s requiem mass Sky Arts from Venice which some glorious shot of the city and which was first heard live when I was sixteen seventeen half season Promenade concert at the Royal Albert Hall over nearly sixty years ago but just like yesterday.
19 20 enjoyed three small home baked rolls filled with a Dutch cheese after stripping the remains of the chicken into a bowl for a Thai Stir Fry on Monday perhaps with noodles and then a Balti curry and brown rice on Wednesday. Good second exercise session to 43 mins. Now have on the recording of Phil Colin in Paris looks like Olympia. Had intention of turning to Montalbano but instead will some registering of completed work after checking out on email and deciding whether to use voucher or book ticket for Captain Phillips tomorrow.
Watched an OK Downton Abbey which still does not seem to have a focus beyond a succession of stories which do not appear to leading anywhere. As anticipated the wife of his Lordship’s valet is not pregnant after the rape but the daughter of the house who spent the night with her editor lover before he went to Germany to gain citizenship and marry her and disappeared from the radar, visited a Harley Street doctor so as expected guess what, The childhood friends who professed love and marriage to Lady Mary has announced his engagement but a new face has arrived conducting work for the Ministry about the survival of the country houses with his boss and both are to stay at the house. Meanwhile the son if a tenant who has died with significant debt of past rents unpaid has done a deal to farm the patch showing that his Lordship has a sense of the past and a heart which pleases the socialist inclined son in law who wonders about his future and is considering going to the more egalitarian America. A boy is placed as a trainee gardener at the home of Maggie Smith against her better judgement only to believe he has taken an important paper knife. One of the footmen fails his attempt to become a cook at a top London Hotel (Ritz) much to the delight of one of the kitchen maids who hankers for him in silence. The notorious senior footman is up t his tricks arranging for a relative to come as laundress complete with an electric sewing machine which brings her into the servants hall as this is where there is an electric point and her Ladyship also pressures the nothing new fangled cook into accepting one of the new refrigerators to replace the ice box.
The key story I suggest is that his lordship’s valet pressurises the housekeeper into revealing that his wife was raped although she attempts to cover up by whom fearing the husband will take steps to kill the man involved While all is well between the couple and she moves back from the house to their home in the village, he advises the house keeper that the matter is not ended and he will find out and deal with the so called stranger no matter how long it takes.
Later still I watched The Wee Man a film about a man who found not guilty in one of the longest and mst celebrated murder trials in that nation and has written books and claims to have turned his back on his life of crime. More on this another day
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