Post 328. LIKE BAD PENNIES

THEY KEEP TURNING UP.

I won't bother with their names. If you are a television viewer in Britain you cannot have failed to see them: 'reality' and 'chat' shows would cease to exist without them. If you are a welcome reader elsewhere in the world you will probably have seen or heard of none of them and be no worse off for it. 

Here in the UK they have transmogrified from right wing political nonentities into elected MEPs, carried into power on the newly formed Brexit Party bandwagon.

Their leader and founder once led the UK Independence Party: he is a political chancer who apparently has visions of steering this current crop of populist posers all the way to the top in the House of Commons. 

Christ help us if that ever happens. 

Should the opportunity arise, though, many bleating sheep will follow them and, given the current political scene, who knows...? 

They wouldn't get my vote. 

But I wouldn't have voted for the National Socialist German Workers' Party, either. 

HOME.

Daughter Roz (pictured over the last five months) is fast becoming her old self. Hair growing well. Weight control underway. Tiredness still a problem but sense of humour resolutely intact. Good for you, girl.

Sometimes our house resembles Isle of Wight Cats Protection, but the ambience is generally harmonious and summer is coming. 

TELEVISION. 

Gwendoline Christie (pictured) who played Brienne of Tarth was still alive when, sadly, Game of Thrones came to an end. I liked her and I'm glad she made it. 

The last episode did seem somewhat hurried, but apparently George R.R. Martin has not yet finished the book, so I guess it came down to somebody at HBO wanting their toys back. 

Never mind. 
At the weekend Montalbano returns to us on BBC Four, so there is a life after Westeros. 

In the meantime, I shall get my entertainment from the real life characters taking an offstage break below. 

Left to right they are Spike, Angel and the dog Buddy.

Footnote: I looked up The Brexit Party Manifesto on the web. It said: This page can't be displayed. Huh! 

Mind how you vote.