15-16 October (part 1)
Very relieved on Sunday night that the new Dr Who managed to locate her Tardis. Enjoying some old favourites on TV - Mock the Week and Have I Got News for You. Very amusing although the jokes are starting to look a bit desperate as far as Brexit is concerned. There is a 'peoples march' this Saturday from Park Lane to Parliament. The gist of it is the 'people' are apparently demanding a vote on the Brexit deal. Trying to make sense of what they are looking for, I think the idea is that the politicians are making a mess of things so the people should somehow decide what happens next. Their website looks confused to me. While claiming that they respect the last vote, i.e. voting for Brexit, whoever the organisers are, now seem to be saying that staying in the EU should still be an option and counter arguments to the leaver's arguments are set out. The key speakers for Saturday's march include politicians from the 4 main parties, the Mayor of London and celebrities like Delia Smith (cookbook writer). Looks a bit of a mess to me but indicative of the level of frustration and distrust that people have with the politicians.
As far as I can work out - Theresa May is trying to stitch up a compromise Brexit deal with some transitional time frame; the DUP (the Northern Irish unionist party that she needs to retain power) are hysterical about Northern Ireland being treated differently from the rest of the UK because it may draw them closer to the Republic of Ireland, a sizeable rump in the Conservatives want a 'hard' Brexit and/or see this as a good reason to get rid of Theresa May (aka Boris Johnson etc) and I have no idea what the Labor Party wants. Some seem to be considering supporting Theresa May's 'soft' Brexit but Corbyn seems strangely mute on the issue. Meanwhile in other news the Conservatives are being accused of ramping up Islamophobia and the Labor Party of being anti-semitic. All in all a delightful bunch of people.
We will be nowhere near the march on Saturday - thinking a trip to Greenwich may be a good idea.
We decided on Monday morning to attempt to get some day tickets to see the Lehman Trilogy, which is sold out. We got our morning constitutional walking alongside the Thames to the National Theatre only to run into a vast queue of people - some of whom had apparently been waiting for some time, having bought their own deck chairs. Not that keen we decided and u-turned to head to the Bridge Theatre for day tickets - our plan B. Walked back alongside the Thames. Got to London Bridge but couldn't find any theatre. Yes there is more than one bridge over the Thames and picked the wrong one but were heading in the right direction at least. Continued on to the Tower Bridge and located the Bridge theatre. Great location - Tower Bridge and the Tower of London across Potters Field park from it. Found only 2 people in a queue so joined it. Managed to secure last tickets to see A Very Very Very Dark Matter - new play by Martin McDonagh. Then wandered back to one of our favourite places - Borough Market and bought some more wild boar pasta and had coffee at Monmouths.
As far as I can work out - Theresa May is trying to stitch up a compromise Brexit deal with some transitional time frame; the DUP (the Northern Irish unionist party that she needs to retain power) are hysterical about Northern Ireland being treated differently from the rest of the UK because it may draw them closer to the Republic of Ireland, a sizeable rump in the Conservatives want a 'hard' Brexit and/or see this as a good reason to get rid of Theresa May (aka Boris Johnson etc) and I have no idea what the Labor Party wants. Some seem to be considering supporting Theresa May's 'soft' Brexit but Corbyn seems strangely mute on the issue. Meanwhile in other news the Conservatives are being accused of ramping up Islamophobia and the Labor Party of being anti-semitic. All in all a delightful bunch of people.
We will be nowhere near the march on Saturday - thinking a trip to Greenwich may be a good idea.
We decided on Monday morning to attempt to get some day tickets to see the Lehman Trilogy, which is sold out. We got our morning constitutional walking alongside the Thames to the National Theatre only to run into a vast queue of people - some of whom had apparently been waiting for some time, having bought their own deck chairs. Not that keen we decided and u-turned to head to the Bridge Theatre for day tickets - our plan B. Walked back alongside the Thames. Got to London Bridge but couldn't find any theatre. Yes there is more than one bridge over the Thames and picked the wrong one but were heading in the right direction at least. Continued on to the Tower Bridge and located the Bridge theatre. Great location - Tower Bridge and the Tower of London across Potters Field park from it. Found only 2 people in a queue so joined it. Managed to secure last tickets to see A Very Very Very Dark Matter - new play by Martin McDonagh. Then wandered back to one of our favourite places - Borough Market and bought some more wild boar pasta and had coffee at Monmouths.
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