News at the minute is pretty grim with what seems a daily shooting incident (and much of it up in the north of the country.) it’s hard to work out if things are getting more lawless or whether the media is simply reporting more items. Media reporting can be very cyclical when it really should be stable and that has the effect of raising things to a level way beyond their overall impact. What did someone say “there’s lies, dammed lies and then there is statistics.” I don’t think it was actually that but it could have been. Whatever the problems is, it does seem that Britain is becoming more lawless and that is bad for everyone. Probably why everyone wants to leave but I’m not sure it’s any better in other places.

On a brighter note it is going to be a warm and dry bank holiday weekend. I have been up since 5.30am peeled 10 onions which are slowly caramelising in some butter (takes about 1 hour.) Feasted on a rather large duck egg and some toast and watched a squirrel dance nimbly across the top of the wall. I’m ready for work. Whatever you’re doing have a great weekend.