Deirdre Geraghty

The Tories are really dragging out this leadership contest. What part of ‘we are all fed up with seeing the Tories on our televisions’ do they not understand. I, for one, would be happy if they just went away.

We are all waiting to see what happens next in the Middle East. There’s so many people who are with Israel but not with Netanyahu and his right wing leadership but we will just have to wait and see.

My friend E came to visit yesterday and we had a lovely lunch and wine which was early for me but I continued drinking afterwards. Unfortunately I have a dicky tummy this morning which I hope will settle soon. I have just brought breakfast upstairs and have Trevor Phillips on the television. Fortunately there’s a loo close by.

My son sent me a video and I have watched it several times. I think he has grown up into a very fine young man. I am very proud of him.

I came down for about an hour very early this morning and then took my book back to bed where I tried to read for a while. I think it’s something that I try in the future!

The News channel l watch in the mornings and throughout some of the day is attacking the Labour Prime Minister again. I have never questioned their motives before but I am considering changing what I watch. I haven’t really noticed it on any of the other channels so far – he is a very new Prime Minister.

I watched the Prime Minister at Conference on the television and was relatively pleased with what I heard but I am a Labour voter. But try as I do, l feel very uncomfortable when I see the Union flag which l feel is one of the flags of the far right. I have English friends who see it that way too. And the English flag is just as scary. I think it’s a shame and very sad for everyone but it has probably been seen that way by many for a long time.

I was so tired this morning that I couldn’t get up for well over an hour. Had breakfast and a bath and washed my hair and hoping I will get into the right frame of mind to face the day – instead of this lethargy which has grabbed me!!

I woke up early and for the first time in days l feel back to normal. It’s four days since my second Shingles jab and I thought perhaps I was being pathetic but today I feel the difference. My arm is basically back to normal too!

The difference between Labour MPs celebrating a birthday with colleagues etc is that when the Tories did it we were in lockdown. When l worked we usually celebrated my birthday with drinks etc.