Falklands blog for Thursday April 18 2013
We had our memorial service today. Many people were up early for the service on UK TV – 05.00 here to catch the start of Sky’s coverage. Our service in the cathedral started at 14.00 local ie 4 hours behind BST.
I haven’t found anyone here with a bad thing to say about Lady Thatcher. All Falkland Islanders really appreciate what she did for them and for being the one person in that government to make the crucial decision. Many of those in the cabinet would have just wrung their hands and done nothing.
A thoughful service with a very good address by the minister. Then out into the warm sunshine to mingle and observe the news crews. The last time they were here was during the referendum, when horizontal sleet dismayed the S American reporters.
This time, warmer than London. A good cup of joe for us (latte and cappuchino) in the West Store cafe (most shops were closed for the holiday) and then a brisk climb up Dean Street.
Back to watch the coverage on tv .. a chance for 5 minutes of fame perhaps?
Measles
An absolute disgrace, the return of a severe illness that should have been consigned to history. Who to blame?
Certainly .. the disgraced and now struck off charlatan Andrew Wakefield. He lied, made up his ‘findings’ and suppressed any science that did not fit in with his crusade. Oh and by the way, he put his experimental subjects (children) health and lives at risk by invasive tests – endoscopies and biopsies that have a recorded perforation rate. This is why he was struck off by the GMC and is no longer a practicing doctor
So has he said he is sorry? – guess what .. not one whit.
The parents? Heeding alarmist and cod science from pundits, anti establishment doctors – who were oh so keen to provide a private individual vaccination service for money, and of course the 3rd estate.
Why won’t people believe proper real science? Homeopathy still flourishes as does crystal healing and other weird beliefs. This would be laughable if it were not for the fact that people get harmed by omission of proven therapy.
Rant over for the moment.
