by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 14, 2024 | Diary Archive
Magna Carta was debated and sealed, possibly on the Runnymede meadows near Windsor (left) in June 1215. This was the first document to put in writing that the King and his government were not above the law. It was designed to prevent the King from exploiting his...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 29, 2024 | Diary Archive
My American friends have had a few caustic comments about the date announced for our Election – July 4th commemorates their battle for Independence from us. I wonder if this is when the Great British Public announces their Independence from historical...
by Verite Reily Collins | May 21, 2024 | Diary Archive, Post Treatment
The King is now getting out and about, turning up at the UCH Macmillan Centre, looking much healthier and happier. Hopefully his treatment is working. He has obviously listened to his medical team, who probably told him to ignore family members who aren’t...
by Verite Reily Collins | Apr 11, 2024 | Diary Archive
The Election is nigh! Numerous Tory grandees live in our valley, so when a leaflet pops through my letterbox from my local Conservative candidate, I reckon the Election is near. So I’m grabbing the opportunity to do something to help myself and lobby this...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 19, 2024 | Diary Archive
***Today, To USE YOUR VOTE WISELY In the days when politicians went into politics for what they felt they could do to help others, not themselves, the greedy self-interest shown by today’s crop of MPs would have been frowned on. You might not have agreed with...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 21, 2024 | Diary Archive
It’s the sanctimonious attitude the NHS exhibits when you try and find out when will you finally get an appointment, that drives me mad . Have you noticed recently whenever you phone an NHS number, there is an announcement asking us to treat staff with...
