Blue, open skies and the BA strikers

What a beautiful day, sun shining bright and the sky a lovely deep blue free of clouds and aircraft.

The drifting dust from the Icelandic volcano has again grounded all air travel in the UK and Europe.

The media are full of stories of plucky individuals trying to travel abroad and of people enjoying the Sun and clear blue skies. I heard interviews on TV with residents who live below flight paths saying how wonderful it was. Life continues as normal.

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Weekend update part 2

If Saturday’s demo was a little disappointing for its turnout, Sunday was the complete antidote. The Ibero-American Alliance and Minka News brought around  700-1,000 people along to hear Caroline Pidgeon (Lib Dems), Jenny Jones (Greens), Val Shawcross (Labour) and myself give short speeches on the election.

There was no doubting who received the best reception. With clear statements on migrant workers’ rights, defence of Cuba and Venezuela and bringing killer police to justice, our message went down a storm. If an old fashioned clapometer decided elections, I’d be a shoo-in!

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