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Thoughts About Ending the Lockdown…

Posted On 07/05/202007/05/2020 By David Waywell2 Comments

17.55. Had an early tea (dinner for those in the south) and I’m back at my desk with the window open, a slight breeze blowing, the birds singing. It would be so very calming except for the sound of the neighbour’s grandkids splashing and screaming in their paddling pool… I’m not sure why I’m writing […]

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#DrawDominicCummings #2

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The Amazing Generosity of Rishi Sunak

Posted On 07/05/202007/05/2020 By David Waywell2 Comments

So I checked… I checked to see I’d be eligible for any of the help the government have so generously offered the self-employed for the past/ongoing three months of lockdown. And, I admit, at first, I was blinded by the chancellor’s delivery. I believed Rishi Sunak when he stepped up those many weeks ago and […]

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