McCullum talks about “chinks” a better word might have been “canyons “ or “chasms” “chinks” must be the understatement of all time

Can I predict the post match press conference, no apology just the statement “but it’s the way we play” as somebody who has been watching test cricket since the 60s that is not acceptable

Not a good day for Guernsey politicians

Had my new coding notice today, it has no relationship to reality, the estimated income is unrecognisable to the income I have declared in previous. When it so wrong one wonders how it is estimated what a waste of time and postage

Fourth of December and we have had a Christmas card, utter madness, I will have lost it before we decorate in about two weeks

My grandson’s schools is opening it’s doors at 7.30am Friday to allow pupils to watch the ashes before lessons, this is how you get youngsters interested in real cricket

A follow up to my interview on CTV yesterday The Trust considers that the protection of our environment is the responsibility of the States as a whole. Individual committees seeking to abdicate their responsibility, by saying it’s another committee’s responsibility, is simply unacceptable.

Considering the States recent record with IT the thought of putting airport parking online fills me with dread. Lets have no new IT projects until current ones are finished and more importantly work

An observation on the St Pierre saga. There has been a lot of reference to due process, what was made was a recommendation not a binding decision. A recommendation is not binding the recipient should consider the recommendation and decide if to follow it or not, due process in action

A question that springs to mind following the expose of the organised crime gangs operating on UK High Streets. Why is it BBC discovered this but the Police hadn’t, surely the resources to investigate of the Police exceed those of the BBC

I only hope the States spend as much time investigating the wasting of the £42million as they are currently wasting debating the suspension of deputy ST Pier. Let’s get our priorities in some logical order!!

With peace talks underway if by some miracle agreement is reached between Russia and Ukraine all sanctions against Russia will be maintained aggression deserves punishment

Could the deal with BA be worst case of self inflicted harm since the UK’s Brexit vote. It can only harm Aurigny which deserves support I only hope islanders choose Gatwick and Aurigny going forward

The other is more normal

My dog does choose strange places to sleep

As I get older I get more cynical but is Trump’s about face on Epstein papers because he has finished redacting all references to him

During this morning power cut my battery back up kicked in and we had full use of all electrical equipment, first test since installation did what it said on the can

Having watched what has happened in the Philippines on the BBC news it saddens and disgusts me that climate change deniers like Trump and Farage can still command popular support and countries like India China and the US choose not to attend the COP30 conference

Fireworks going off and my dog refusing to eat her food and whimpering curtains drawn tv on but not helping

I find it very disappointing that there is another deputy whose speeches are so painful to listen to I switch off the live stream

Could/should Guernsey follow suit?

I hope I am not the only one relieved to hear that Trump did not get the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Press states the it is a two horse race for Presidency of DPA surely it would be better characterised as a race between a horse and a donkey, there should be only one winner!!

When selecting a new president of Planning I only hope the States doesn’t choose to repeat the failures of the past. This committee is too important to be chaired by less than the most able candidate

I maybe in my seventies but to be at Trent Bridge the day Notts won the County Championship is very special feeling, I have been a member for years I followed them through thick and thin including the seasons when they didn’t win a single game, it was won by a team not by individuals

Strictly is stretching the definition of celebrity to breaking point. I had heard the names of four of the so called celebrities before but none of the others and recognised one of the four the other three were just names I had heard of vaguely

Compelling editorial in the current edition of County Cricket Matter, cricket clubs should have cricket as their number one priority not maximising income, they require sufficient income to support their cricket that is all

It would appear to me that Trump appears more upset and outraged by the shooting of Kirk than over the murder of school children

Seeing Prince Harry on the news. I find it slightly distasteful that he is making public his donation to Children in Need.

Just been listening to the news, the whole concept of sainthood is farcical but to create a new saint on basis of a “ miracle” promoted by his mother just turns me off religion even more

I bought a tv that was advertised as “smart” it isn’t however smart enough to mute itself every time Farage comes on the news, do you think I have a claim for misrepresentation

We are told that this is warmest year on record with record wildfires in UK yet the Tories announce a roll back of net zero program and an increase in oil and gas production, criminal madness!!

Thinking about the immigrant crisis in UK surely we are looking at issue from wrong end instead of debating how to stop them crossing channel we should be asking what needs to be done to stop them wanting or needing to leave their home country in the first place

Very special day today, it would have been my father’s 107th birthday, but it is also our 53rd wedding anniversary. Getting married on my father’s birthday meant I didn’t have a new date to remember, I’m not as stupid as I look

As I sat watching the news with my one year old grandson on my knee we saw Ukraine, Gaza, Climate Crisis and natural disasters, I couldn’t help but wonder what sort of world were we leaving for his generation and would they forgive us for what we had done

Always nice to have company in the garden

Firstly I must declare an interest, I wasn’t born in Guernsey but I do agree with Peter Roffey immigrants are essential to maintain the island as a viable community, the issue is not no immigration but how to manage and house the vital incomers. Once a population is in decline it only accelerates

Just watching BBC news about the UK heat wave yet Farage and Reform want to stop the move to net zero. It beggars belief

This grumpy old man gets really irritated that the BBC sports page shows the results of the meaningless 💯 before the much better competition Metro Bank One Day Cup

An attractive visitor

One has to wonder if anybody else apart from Farage made those inflammatory statements would they be charged with public order offences

Been at Trent Bridge today the Somerset team and their travelling supporters have with one notable exception been pleasant friendly and a credit to game. The petulant antics of a certain Craig Overton unfortunately does no credit to Somerset.

My cynical nature believes that insisting that counties use the Kookaburra ball is part of the master plan by the ECB to kill the County Championship as a competition. There can be no other reason

You have to worry about the collective intellectual capacity of the UK electorate when Farage and Reform are so popular or does it say more about the abilities of the alternatives

I fail to see how actions of Russia in Ukraine warrants sanctions but actions in Gaza by Israel do not. Every country has right to self defence but persecution of civilians can never be justified

Every time he opens his mouth Fararge promises undeliverable populist policies, the electorate fell for it over Brexit surely they cannot fall for it again

Floods in Texas, floods in Korea drought in England, planet hottest on record yet those muppets in the reform party deny the climate is changing and want to scrap net zero targets and will exacerbate an already disastrous situation

My cousin celebrated her 73rd wedding anniversary today, that’s an awfully long time!!