Lockdown has eased and next Saturday, Independence day in the US, plans are in place for even more easing. In many parts of the country thanks to the good weather earlier in the week, time of the year or other reasons for celebrating together with many young people’s impatience with covid lockdown, large gatherings have been taking place. Bournemouth has hit headlines around the world but it isn’t just here. In the Lake District over two hundred people were found to be camping illegally with some having parties and fires being lit. On Clapham Common hundreds of revellers arrived for an illegal rave with the loud music going on until the early hours of the morning. Local residents were disgusted by the amount of rubbish left behind by the partygoers. Also in London and at Clapham was the unofficial LGBT rally. In Liverpool two days of celebrating a football win and just general high jinks all around England. No social distancing and we will all have to wait and see how this affects the progress of covid. Also around the country young people have been sucking the gas from a balloon to get a cheap high. the ‘nos’ or nitrous oxide can be purchased in small canisters for as little as £1 and amongst the rubbish collected from open air parties have been hundreds of these containers. In my day we called it laughing gas but the kids refer to it as balloon. It hasn’t killed as many people as other drugs but it does affect the fatty tissue around the spinal cord and can damage it.
Andrew Marr on the BBC said the police were losing control of the streets and that criminals were taking over, we are facing a summer of crime and it does sometimes appear so. Last evening at about 8.30 in my street a deliveroo cyclist was threatened with a knife and his bike was stolen, taken off him by a lone thief with a knife. It was still daylight and a residential road. I can’t remember the last time I saw a policeman walking around in the area and the roads have been taken over by beggars during lockdown.
A bit of good news, the Banksy that was stolen from the Bataclan in Paris was found in Italy earlier this month and now six people have been arrested in relation to the crime, two for theft and four for concealing theft.
In laLaland Harry and Meghan continue to crave attention. They put out press releases although they are hiding from the press, they go out on supposed charity visits along with their very expensive security posse and now they are encouraging businesses to stay away from FaceBook. Honestly is anyone listening and does anyone care what they say or are up to in their fancy borrowed property. Just shut up H&M (not the high street one). I’ve said enough. nighty night. 😴💤😴