A GOOD IDEA?

So, here we are on yet another day of widespread confusion, uncertainty and bewilderment. There are lots of examples to choose from.   There`s the corona virus thingy seemingly getting worse to the point whereby we are now entering our second national lockdown with all the restrictions and impositions that it brings.  And although HM Gov. has made a solemn promise that it will end on 2nd December, how can they say that when at this distance nobody can possibly know what the situation will be by then?  And as to what this lockdown might mean in practice and in detail, there is yet more confusion and uncertainty.  I`m driven to conclude that HM Gov really is making it up as they go along.

What with that and the Brexit Trade deal talks going round in circles - remember Brexit? - along with events in the good ol` US of A (see below) might all conspire to present any opportunistic anti-west dictator with a golden opportunity to strike while the iron is hot and the eyes of the west are diverted elsewhere.   

There have been a couple of worrying things on the football front (my priorities never vary) with the news that Saints ace striker Danny Ings has had to have a minor operation on his knee which might keep him out for four to six weeks, thus denting our chances of a European spot at the end of the season.   I`ve sent his knee a get well card hoping that might help. 

And last night our street`s local hero Scott ("pacy flanker") Wagstaff had to come off at half time with a hamstring problem, despite which it has to be said that his chums went on to win 2-1 against Leyton Orient to propel Forest Green Rovers up to third in the League Two table.  He is likely to miss Saturday`s FA Cup game away at Lincoln City, whose ground Sincil Bank is a notoriously difficult place to go to.  We here at the news desk wish Scotty a swift recovery.

And then we are also locked in the confusion and uncertainty surrounding the American Presidential Election.  The outcome matters, of course, because either Donald Trump or Joe Biden will have their finger on the nuclear button, which is perhaps more of a concerning prospect than which ever of them is eventually declared the winner.  The way the election is organised and conducted seems to be confusing and bewildering to onlookers across the world - it ain`t no way to run a railway, that`s for sure.

All of which reminds me of the famous reply given by Mahatma Gandhi who, when asked what he thought of western civilisation,  said that he thought it would be a good idea.