Preparing my introductory book offer for shop-school and library contacts on a day that started cool but continued hot dry and sunny, which was ideal for Diana to host two troops of brownies for a swimming pool experience. A late session this evening with Daniel for his GCSE computing exam tomorrow. The pound sterling fell 3 ½ US cents today against the dollar in a delayed reaction to Friday’s trade figures and the stock exchange fell 35 points. In China, the protests continue as the country slips into political anarchy day and Thatcher’s government considers ‘new policies’ for the NHS
Yet another hot day but it started cooler with the morning dawn. I was a little late down to breakfast and then tended the fish pool and conservatory as usual. Then, in my office, I began the task of compiling a list of school and library contacts to which I am writing to put an introductory offer on the supplier of my Little Paxton History books. After a meal of beef pie, I then continued after lunch on my project. Later, I had to go out to get Daniel from school and I gave him a driving lesson on the way home. Once we arrived back, the house was full of Brownies who had come in two troops to have an outing in our swimming pool.
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The weather stayed hot, dry and sunny which was ideal for this event. This evening, I went through the GCSE computing syllabus with Daniel as I only found out at 8pm that he had his GCSE examination tomorrow. Then I printed out the envelopes for my educational mailshot so that they can be stuffed in the morning. The news today is of a surprising deterioration in Anglo-Soviet relationships as diplomats are expelled on both sides in a tit-four-tat war of words over spying. The pound sterling fell 3 ½ US cents today against the dollar in a delayed reaction to Friday’s trade figures and there is now the risk of interest rates going up from 13% to 15% which would be a disaster for business and private borrowers. In China, the protests continue as the country slips into political anarchy. The UK stock exchange is down 35 points in response to all this economic news. The government have appointed a ‘policy board’ for the National Health Service and staffed it with their pro-privatisation cronies who have delivered British Steel and Leyland and earned their knighthoods. Another source of grievance for the medical profession.