On life
I’m finding blogging a challenge at the moment. It’s not that there’s nothing interesting going on in my life; there is. It’s not that I don’t have opinions about gun crime, Iraq, bird flu (well, maybe not bird flu) and everything else that’s going on; I do. I just haven’t felt moved to blog. I’m uninspired, perhaps - assuming this blog was ever inspired in the first place.
Some highlights of the past few weeks have been listening to Hilary Benn set alight an unbearably tedious Labour local government forum a few Saturdays ago, and afterwards enjoying a marvellous dinnner at the Empress of India with colleagues from Hackney council; having a weekend with the boys in Liverpool, encompassing watching co-councillor Ed run the line in fog so dense the match was called off and dancing the night away in a St Helens nightclub called Retro; attending my first budget debate as a councillor, and seven hours later, at quarter to midnight, walking out of the chamber having watched an unholy alliance of Greens and Liberals fritter away money on misguided environmental schemes instead of prioritising helping poor kids in our city. A full life, and that’s not the half of it. Not sure whether I’ll get back into this blogging lark, to be honest; everything else is so interesting.
I know what you mean - but it’s like those readers are a beast that constantly needs feeding. I wonder if I could let it go if I tried?…
Blogging is just something you do it isn’t a way of life and you will post when you’re ready - take a rest but rest assured you’ll be back because you have things to say!
Hey Antonia!
I hope you don’t quit blogging. In the morass of the blogosphere yours is a beacon of sensible lefty politics! And it’s nice to hear about my mate too
Hope you’re well,
Jx
Don’t give it up. Keep sharing the interesting bits. Make us jealous of your wonderful life.
Does this problem interest you? Who were the first women to be elected to Local Government
bodies in your locality? From, say, 1870 onwards ? This item (plus its first link) outlines the issues involved -
http://threescoreyearsandten.blogspot.com/2007/02/women-in-local-government-1907-and.html
The main source is a book by Patricia Hollins which my posted items are taken from. It is also a problem in other local areas for your readers -including myself.
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Whaddya reckon about Meacher then Antonia?
(Bizarrely, I suspect we’ll totally agree about this!)
Really helpful to have someone who thinks that the CIA had something to do with 9/11 entering the race, to be honest…
I wouldn’t wish to see you give up blogging. A lot of what you write is relevant and even handed even though I find your deep seated mysandry offensive.
Similarly, I would find racism or homophobia a challenge that I would need to take up.
I guess we should confront prejudices wherever we find them and I thank you for the opportunity that your prejudices represent and I hope you continue to express them.