Rabbit Thought of the Day

I think I may struggle a little today, I am hard of hearing a sort of parting gift from the Army, my hearing is down by nearly 60% and I have to wear hearing aids, only this morning being the pillock I am, I walked out without them.

What a plonker!

An aid agency has lodged an application to demolish St Paul's Cathedral in protest at plans by a British firm to mine a mountain in India. ActionAid put in the application to the City of London requesting the "total demolition" of the London landmark. The move aims to raise awareness of plans by Vedanta Resources PLC to mine bauxite from the Niyamgiri mountain. The mountain in eastern India is sacred to the Kondh tribe, who believe it is home to the god Niyam Raja.

ActionAid believes open-cast mining at the site in the state of Orissa will destroy local eco-systems, cause deforestation and adversely affect water sources. It has decided to raise the issue to coincide with the company's meeting with its shareholders.

Campaigner Brendan O'Donnell said: "Just as Londoners wouldn't tolerate the demolition of their Cathedral to make a quick buck, so the Kondh people won't allow their treasured mountain and forests to be destroyed.

"Vedanta's investors should be appalled that their money is backing the desecration of a sacred Indian site and the destruction of forests on which people rely for food, clean water and a living." The Kondh tribe is 8,000-strong in India. Speaking to the BBC's Damian Grammaticas at the refinery and mining site in the state of Orissa, Dr Mukesh Kumar, chief operating officer of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, said: "I don't think any plant can have better environmental standards than we have.

"Our approach is first protect the environment, ensure safety, ensure development of the local area, ensure participation of the community.

"These are our basic four principles, and if we are not able to ensure them then we are not interested in any project."

It’s very humid down here in London and very warm; I hope it does rain, because I forgot my brolly today. I’m off to Wiltshire this weekend and my fingers are crossed that the weather will remain good.

I have promised Rosemary that I will good while we are there and I won’t have a full English breakfast and I will stick to cereal and toast. I was thinking of taking my bike, but Rosemary put her foot down and said no, I did say I need to do exercise but she still said no, so I mention golf and she just gave me a dirty look, women I don’t think I will ever understand them!

I had a good walk down the Thames again but it was very busy with people walking to work and lots of joggers about I think I might do the same when I’m down here permanently.

I have just realised it’s the last day of July, payday yippee! I wonder if I can make it last the month this time, I suppose like most people it become a bit of a struggle, juggling all my finances an the bloody gas board increases their prices by 35% daylight bloody robbery. Although I not with them, its only a matter of time before my supplier increases it’s prices.

Am back in London today, for another of those long and boring meetings. Still I would rather be here than stuck in the office in Dartford, at least I can travel by train rather than driving around he M25 and over the bridge, it far less stressful.