tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post4185966883313065422..comments2024-03-19T15:26:26.055+00:00Comments on auntie joanna writes: Oh, for goodness' sake...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post-4890158182656184952008-09-06T01:14:00.000+01:002008-09-06T01:14:00.000+01:00Joanna, I generally enjoy your blog, but I cannot ...Joanna, I generally enjoy your blog, but I cannot agree with this sentiment. I do agree the situation with young people is extremely worrying, but the advance of women in professional and business life has been something to celebrate. If more women were in leadership positions some of the other messes to which you refer might also be abated. Not sure about the wars, either. Iraq was a hard choice and I am not sure it was a just war. Afghanistan, though, is absolutely essential - if it was allowed to fall to the Taliban the entire world would be confronted with unprecedented terrorism because it would have a vast, protected haven, right beside an unstable nuclear power as well. Hannah Davies, Melbourne AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post-76700885153504132132008-09-04T13:35:00.000+01:002008-09-04T13:35:00.000+01:00The words, "fiddle", "Rome" and "burns", come to m...The words, "fiddle", "Rome" and "burns", come to mind.<BR/><BR/>At least "The N.H.S. is improving", or so the actors with silly grins on the new and overly-large plasma screen T.V. in my doctors' surgery delighted in informing me on Tuesday - "ad nauseam"!PJAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592149546038164628noreply@blogger.com