The Steady Convictions of Corbyn

A return to Labour core values

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jess-readett/jeremy-corbyn_b_8126710.html?1442092503

"With his first act as Labour leader being to attend a rally for the refugee crisis, it is clear that Jeremy Corbyn has struck a chord with those among us who dislike the selfish politics Britain has pursued and want something better for our country. Whilst Cameron was wearing t-shirts proposing we hang the 'terrorist' Nelson Mandela, Corbyn was protesting against apartheid and I don't think any other anecdote would serve just as well to portray the ideological division and long awaited contrast between two party leaders."

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Book 55 - Graham Tattersall "Geekspeak"

Graham Tattersall "Geekspeak: How Life Mathematics = Happiness (Harper)






Although this short hardback is whimsical in presentation, this popular-interest math book has the serious goal of encouraging independent thinking about issues in the news that have an underlying mathematical component such as global warming issues, your level of vocabulary, being two of my favourite examples from the book.

Leavened with armchair fun, such as estimating the weight of the moon or how many flies can power a car, Tattersall's amble might revive the fashion for pocket protectors and horn-rimmed spectacles. For geeks and budding geeks out there the book is a delight.

Book 56 - Elena Ferrante "The Days of Abandonment"

Elena Ferrante "The Days of Abandonment" (Europa Editions)




Olga and Mario have been married for 15 years, when one day, out of the blue, he announces that he has another woman and is leaving. The reality of the abandonment is devastating, and the book is a testament to Olga’s gut-wrenching struggle in the face of the rejection she feels.

I read this book in a couple of days , it was unputadownable, and relativity short, and was taken by Ferrante’s ability to capture the raw pain and incapacitation of this woman; the depths she plunges to as she struggles to find her way out of the quagmire that is her new reality. The writing is sparse and unsentimental but the internal battle she wages is real and staggering.

Ferrante is apparently a reclusive, from what i gathered on the net, but celebrated Italian author who refuses interviews about her books. This book was lucid, intensely personal, and profoundly honest – sometimes uncomfortably so. Ferrante got to the heart of Olga’s pain to such an extent, I wondered if it was biographical.

Corbyn Attends Fundraiser Event

Already Corbyn s proving not to be a media porn by not attending a discussion on the Andre Marr show, and attending a Mental Heath Fundraiser instead.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/13/jeremy-corbyn-andrew-marr-show-mental-health-fundraiser_n_8129766.html?1442157674

Fantasy Series

Watched quite a few episodes of Charmed today from those DVD box sets , and a couple of Buffy episodes, and two Battlestar Galactica episodes
That is enough for now.

Busy day tomorrow.