Wednesday 04 November
What a weird couple of days. Everything feels out of sorts and upside down.
The majority of the news today has focussed on what is unfolding in the US. The election is being billed as one of the most divisive battles in US electoral history. As I write this Biden and the Democrats need 27 more electoral college seats.
Trump is declaring that there is fraudulent practice afoot. Meanwhile, back in the UK, and England to be exact, our parliament has agreed the national lockdown which kicks in from midnight tonight.
It’s very hard to explain exactly how everyone feels at the moment and today in particular. I have always felt that each term is a marathon and not a sprint. This time round though it feels like I am sprinting a marathon. People in schools are shattered, mentally, physically and emotionally.
As I was driving home, after receiving my flu jab at the doctors, I listened to Boris Johnson talking to the house of commons before the vote on the latest lockdown (there were a further 496 deaths). And after the shenanigans in America, I felt unusually content that we had what we had. Calm, liberal politics. Of course, I would prefer something a little more left of centre but, at least it’s not the USA.
The Bald Birder 