Yesterday’s blog very nearly didn’t get published because
I considered it to be a barrel scrape too far and the number of readers who
might be interested in disability issues would be few. But I had no better ideas and time was short -
there was a train to catch - and the Publish button was hit rather than Delete.
What I hadn’t thought about is that the relatively few people who have an
interest in SEND issues probably feel neglected and pleased to see some coverage
of them. Hence more feedback than usual; but no one noticed that in my rush to
catch the train the blog went on line with the wrong date and stayed that way for more than 24 hours.
One reader was so complimentary about what I considered to be yet another
self-indulgent blog that I genuinely thought he was
being sarcastic, That conversation strayed from SEND to my prediction that the
political classes are so corrupt that it might lead to a “massive rebellion” and
how I felt it had become necessary to be very careful about what one says in which sometimes feels like a Stalinist state.
We confessed to being racists (© Wes Streeting) because we both voted for
Susan Hall which led to a discussion on Sadiq Khan.
As it happened I sat next to a Sadiq Khan lookalike while waiting for a Northern
line train at Moorgate and facing him on the train the similarities were
even more remarkable than the earlier side-on view. Same hair colour and style, same skin tone,
nose and mouth shape; just a slightly less round face and the fact I was not riding in a
bullet-proof limousine told me it wasn’t him. I felt sorry for the man; who would
want go around unprotected looking like Sadiq Khan?
I mentioned how some of the comments I hear about Khan are unkind to say the
least although maybe not undeserved. “What sort of things?” asked my new found
friend. Hence the little joke pictured here. That sort of thing!
Yes I did laugh! Shameless!
There will be a Council meeting on Wednesday for those interested in more serious matters.