Out and about

+To cheer you up, here was the scene in the Hole of Horcum at 11.10 this morning. This I think is the best place to gaze at the famous hole, not from the car park at the top, on the Pickering/Whitby road. Here, Yorkshire is distilled – a derelict cottage amidst daffodils and heather, and not a hint of Brexit in sight. (I am allowing for the possibility that some farmers in the area may be recipients of generous E.U. grants, of course.) Actually, ruminating on my walk I did consider the need to erect a wall after Brexit, after seeing some continental types coming the other way let their dog off the lead despite multiple signs on the gates saying “Keep Your Dog On A Lead,” this being the lambing season.
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++ I got a leaflet through the door this morning from our local Tory candidate, who claims ‘Your priorities are my priorities.’ I’m not sure this patronising approach is very wise. He doesn’t mention ending austerity anywhere. He doesn’t mention how many of the problems faced by local government have been caused by Tory government cuts. When will the chickens come home to roost?