The week began (and ended) very well, with a visit to London to seem on my good friend Martin Daubney’s present from our Westminster studios.
I had turn out to be very exercised by the Prime Minister’s go to to Brussels for each NATO and EU issues. I used to be additionally very involved by what Donald Trump had mentioned and finished about worldwide commerce and tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, and the warning of tariffs on EU exports to the USA.
I felt the PM risked being on the incorrect facet of this row. And whereas he made the correct noises about European nations growing their contributions to NATO, flirting with the EU – who have been in Trump’s sights – gave the impression to be dangerously inept.
I’ve additionally been carefully following the truth that the Authorities had elevated its curiosity in nuclear energy and included even mini reactors in its dangerously undemocratic watering down of the correct to object to planning functions.
Two triumphs this week. I used to be fitted with my new listening to aids by my Polish NHS audiologist who’s a fellow Rolling Stones fan with a Stones emblem pencil case on her desk. She informed me she’d seen them as soon as in London and as soon as in Warsaw. I feel my complete is now in double figures, so my coronary heart was damaged to learn they don’t plan a European tour this yr regardless of profitable one other Grammy this time for Hackney Diamonds as greatest rock album of the yr.
Alastair Stewart delivers his damning verdict on the Prime Minister’s journey to Brussels, an exciting return to our broadcast studio and two triumphs on the well being entrance on this week’s Dwelling With Dementia
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Then, we lastly bought the magic letter from the Division of Work and Pensions about my dementia allowance, so we are able to now apply for assistance on council tax. It has all concerned half a dozen useful civil servants.
If all assist and allowances have been computerized upon NHS analysis, it could ease the stress on sufferers and save money and time for the civil service.
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