And Then A Change Of Gear...

   Firstly, an addition to the rail track post supplied by Rick. This is new to me and may be of historical interest to some of you;
   ”In a sense it's quite nice that a tradition can be traced back two thousand years, although I think Brunel had the right idea.
   ”Brunel built his Great Western Railway to a seven foot guage, far superior in many ways. This lasted from 1835 til 1892. There were debates in parliament (known as the battle of the guages), but I suppose it would have cost too much to change the rest of the system to seven foot, so Brunel lost, and so did the transport system.”
   Back to boring old co-co. You get the sense that things are subtly changing? You get the feeling the media are quietly looking for the reverse gear? Such annoying things like ‘of’ and ‘with’ and even those big scary percentage numbers are slowly being called out. Amazingly, these two thingies were once the preserve of conspiracy nutters. All-in-all, when reverse gear is finally fully engaged, I do believe wheels could well start falling off the whole co-co fandango.
   A distraction is really badly needed. Oh, look, over there! A Serbian Squirrel. Wait! A Bojangles garden party you say? Oh bless, the media saved again.
   Finally, should you like a bit o’ bass before bedtime, you’ll enjoy this. It’s also a fitting cartoon seeing as how many skeletons are starting to sneak out of cupboards all over the place and start to sing. Come on Downing Street, party hearty.

          

Quote;  Oscar Wilde.

“Hear no evil, speak no evil and you’ll never be invited to a party.”