Are nurses in Scotland valued more than those in England

Nurses and in Scotland are to be offered pay terms more than those in England are being offered and this is significantly less than what the RCN has asked for. Does this mean that SNP politicians in Scotland value nurses more than Conservative politicians in England? 

Remember that this is not just nurses, but other workers in healthcare as well.  While people clapped for the staff that worked to save lives during the worst of the COVID pandemic, Conservative politicians seem to think that claps and a pay rise way below inflation is what they need.  

Fury

My daughter is back from Belfast having visited the Titanic museum and the murals. My wife is watching Van Morrison. I picked my daughter and a family friend from Stansted but had to listen to the victory of England over the African champions. My son and I bonded earlier in the day over Grey’s Anatomy while I was catching up on paperwork. Before that I had been to Highwoods Park with Leia, a walk that she loved.

I also watched Fury. What a great, but bleak and miserable film it is.  On the plus point, it was more cheerful than All Quiet On The Western Front, but then many American films are.  If you are interested in war films, this is a must to watch and I will probably watch this again sometime in the future. However there is no point in watching it if you do not enjoy war films. As a film to portray some of the horrors of what war was like during the invasion of Germany, this is worthy. 

We survived another day

My son and I are still getting on. Cooking today was different as he did not want what I was cooking so made himself some food, my food though was quite nice.

In the morning I went for a walk with Leia which she loved and it appeared to make her tired. I rested afterwards to charge my batteries and finished watching Wednesday with my son. He had fun dressing Leia in a Christmas jumper, I do not think she liked it though! 

As for Wednesday, I prefer the Wednesday Addams from the films, but I did grow to like this one as well. Just not as much.

Cooking with my son

Today was another day cooking with my son. My wife and daughter have travelled to Northern Ireland to watch The Cure in concert leaving the two of us together. I know my wife is nervous about leaving the two of us together and I am hoping that her worries amount to nothing. Sadly my cooking was not up to scratch as I put too much salt in it. Oh well, here is hoping that things are better next time. 

Unions (again)

The Conservatives do not like unions. Unions are about ensuring members get to work, they are not in favour of bankruptcies of employers. They are interested in a fair deal for workers and thanks to the laws imposed by the Conservatives, strike action for many industries has more of a mandate than Liz Truss did when she was elected by a few Conservative members! 

A huge example of why unions are important is seen with Elon Musk. His actions to employees are disgusting and should not be allowed. I accept that he can get away with this abroad, but thanks to unions, other employers cannot act like this here. Unless they own a ferry company. 

Cooking and private education

Have been cooking with my son. I order food from Gousto and on most Wednesday’s cook a meal. The rest of the family will cook a second meal most weeks, but it is getting me cooking, and I think, is improving my confidence. Having my son join me was great. It meant

that the food was prepared on time and I hope we continue to do this going forwards.

PMQs was not a major victory for either side this week. Private schools were discussed, specifically the tax breaks that they claim for being charities. They are not, they are businesses and while they may do some charitable work, they should only be able to claim back the money for any bursaries they offer. I disagree with the idea of getting rid of them, but I fail to understand why they get tax breaks which state schools do not.

Elon Musk and free speech

Elon Musk has accused Apple of being against free speech. Elon Musk, the man who has banned people from Twitter due to them expressing their rights to free speech, is saying that others are against free speech.  Hmm…