seeking re-election

'90 of 650 sitting MPs have announced they will not be seeking re-election...'

and then there are the ones who won't be voted back in anyway...

'the new suffragette line already had an unofficial name – rail workers had abbreviated gospel oak to barking line as the goblin – while the euston to watford section, with stops at harlesden and queen’s park, had been known as the harlequin in the 1980s.'

a friend had said that while he had heard of the goblin line he had never heard of the harlequin line. 

it's the morning. a grey morning. horsemouth is up early(ish) 7.30. 

this evening there's a meeting of the communal endeavour over zoom. 

horsemouth's main fear is that at some stage the members will refuse a rent rise (given 10% inflation last year and the  7% rent rise offered by the government horsemouth was surprised they didn't refuse it then). this would (in horsemouth's opinion) knacker the finances of the communal endeavour for a number of years - the rent lost through such a refusal can only be recovered slowly by subsequent rent rises (at the rate of 1% a year) because rent rises are closely pegged by the government to the rate of inflation.  instead new means of raising funds or cuts to be made to existing expenditure are required. 

remind horsemouth to shut up and let others speak. what matters is that the bureaucratic/ democratic process is good.

will horsemouth be seeking re-election? almost certainly. 

last night horsemouth watched the brooklyn raga massive - he likes the instrumental textures, he thinks some of the calmer moments of the gig are excellent, he will try it again on speakers.