down by the jetty (doing the hokey cokey)

huzzah! horsemouth is up again and now he has just finished his coffee (drat it). 

the government are doing the hokey cokey with their net zero commitments yet again. now this is a bit foolish in horsemouth's opinion because for the tin foil hat brigade only burning more coal and oil (and banning electric cars) will do. 

actually (as john points out) this is pretty much what they are planning to do.

fortunately the government seems to have left its insulating social housing/ improving energy efficiency programme intact (er. except for private landlords who will not have to do this). horsemouth says fortunately because he is due to attend a meeting on it this afternoon and would hate for it to fall into even more doubt. 

horsemouth has just discovered he has a copy of down by the jetty by dr. feelgood (he should give it a listen). he was just watching oil city confidential (with john fromporto) last night which was very enjoyable. horsemouth has never been to canvey island. he has only seen it from the train on the way to leigh. 

horsemouth had not quite understood the timing of dr. feelgood. there's all this beautiful footage of canvey island, the oil refineries and storage tanks, and of the band themselves, all in glorious 70ies film colour (that helps make it). 

meanwhile there's another scandal  - the figure has been on a journey since his days as a media figure, he has been round the left, he has been round the tin foil hat brigade, picking up support. this support may not be enough to save him. interestingly facebook have cut off his facebook revenues (they can do this? of course they can). the figure's relationship with the public (his audience) is still mediated.