The 17th & 18th; Do the right thing.

The 17th of April. Kitty is gone. He was very amenable about the whole thing - only the mum came to pick him up, so he didn't get stressed and hide. We took the carrier in so he could investigate it while we filled in the paperwork in the living room. When the boring bit was over, I went to give Spike (now Tiger) a big hug and had to entice him into the carrier with treats and a gentle push. I have been told he came straight out when she got him home and went to sit on a dining room chair, under the table. Our next cat is going to be a sad kitty who has been very neglected and will have to be shaved because his fur is so matted. Bless.

This afternoon, I finished the bear I made yesterday and put together the monkey I've done for James. Back to doilies now? We'll see.

I smashed open my Easter egg and ate some of that while watching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It is really going to take forever to get through. And that is all!

The 18th of April.

I am not watching the news, mainly because I have been watching it pretty much constantly since Theresa May's announcement this morning. After a fairly poor sleep, hearing that we are going to have to vote again was the last thing I was in the mood for.

Of course I want the Tories out - they are quite literally destroying everything that is good about this country. But I am really concerned that people won't vote for Labour, the only credible chance of getting them out, because they "don't like Jeremy Corbyn". I just want to shake those people - the NHS is falling apart, schools are so drastically underfunded that they're having to cut pretty much anything that isn't nailed down while asking parents for contributions, social care barely exists, and Brexit is going to make all of it even worse. Let's not forget the cuts to disability benefits, sanctions on people which only make their lives even more difficult, the lack of support for young people who inexplicably don't deserve the same opportunities as those over 25, or the huge rise in need of food banks.

I don't give a fuck if you don't like Corbyn. Children are returning to school with signs of malnutrition. Voting for Labour is the only chance we have to change things. Grow up and do the right thing.