Cantuar

Suddenly everybody hates the Archbishop of Canterbury.  We are treated to a lot of stuff about "this turbulent priest" and how he should not interfere in politics.  Why not?  One thing he is right about is that no one elected the coalition government.  What happened bwas that Dave and little Cleggy got together after an inconclusive election and did a deal so that Dave could go to live at No.10 and some Lib Dems would suddenly find themselves in government.  A shabby compromise which will stick because the Lib Dems know that they would lose their seats in a snap election.  So Dave could get tough and do what he likes but he wont because he is a big soft pudding.  And nothing will change at the NHS.

Saturday TV is total crap apart from repeats of Dad's Army.  What a shame we do not still have bank managers like Capt. Mainwaring.  He may have been pompous and self satisfied but he was honest conscientious and hard working.  We used to have one like him and gave him lunch once a year.  But about ten years ago he was swept aside and put out to grass to be replaced by a succession of anonymous young people who aspired to higher things.  We never got to know them.  When I see the sort of crooks who get to the top as bankers nowadays I often think of our nice Mr Philips and regret his passing.