Monthly Archives: July 2010

TweetThis is the actual agenda which David Cameron had in front of him at Conservative HQ when he spoke to Nick Clegg for the first time after the election, at around 4pm on Friday May 7th: POINTS FOR NICK CLEGG … Continue reading →

TweetI saw this on Fox 5 New York. It happened in Atlanta, Georgia a few weeks ago. Fortunately the woman was saved by the efforts of members of the public (including one, Samuel White, who climbed down on the rail … Continue reading →

TweetIt’s hard to believe that in a country overflowing with every conceivable produce there would be a shortage of such a basic thing as watermelon. But indeed there is. The sign below greets customers to Pinkberry, who sell excellent frozen … Continue reading →

TweetIf you want to erupt with outrage today, read this from Simon Heffer. Basically, he’s saying that the whole overseas aid budget should be cancelled and diverted instead to pay for Trident. In doing so, he highlights the outrage of … Continue reading →

TweetI have to admit it. There have been a few times in my life when this thought has crossed my mind: “Why don’t I join the Labour party?” The last time this thought occurred to me, for example, was in … Continue reading →

TweetThe New York Times reports that all suppliers to the Chelsea Clinton wedding have signed confidentiality agreements. So, despite tramping around all the shops and businesses in Rhinebeck, New Jersey (close to the location of the wedding), the Times’ intrepid reporters … Continue reading →

TweetI always had a laugh when I saw “Poughkeepsie” on the TV weather map. Of course, it is highly tempting to pronounce it “Poohkeepsie” but it is actually pronounce “PUH KIP SEE” - apparently. Schenectady is another good one – also … Continue reading →

TweetOn Tuesday, the front page of the New York Times showed a series of map graphics of the Gulf oil spill, under the title “Gulf surface oil is vanishing fast; Concerns stay”. (it is typical of the NYT, bless them, to … Continue reading →

TweetIn many ways this is quite an extraordinary development. When you consider how the states of the US have fought over the years to keep their independence within the union, it is remarkable that Massachusetts has passed this law, following … Continue reading →

TweetIt was somewhat of a shock. I was watching telly with the family. There were 2000 channels available on our cable TV. (I think there were anyway. That’s what the counter said. We managed to get up to about 43 … Continue reading →

TweetSee how I just slipped in “in the fall” there? Sickening, isn’t it? But, yes, there is a Democrat standing for election in November who has a popularity rating of 69% and is currently beating potential Republican challengers by more … Continue reading →

TweetThe new owners of Harrods, the Qatari royal family, parked two cars worth £1.5Million outside their new acquisition. They got clamped. Hurray for the traffic wardens say I! The owners deserved to be clamped if only for painting £1.5 M worth … Continue reading →

Tweet At Grand Central station, in the olive oil shop (yes, there is one) I found myself in the rather strange position of defending American beer to a very genial fellow from Connecticut. He posited the view that Europeans do … Continue reading →

Tweet I apologise in advance for harping on about my holiday in New York City. I’ll be like some particularly nerdish holiday slide shower for the next few weeks. But, hey, that’s blogging!  This (above) is the view of Manhattan from … Continue reading →

Tweet photo credit: The Western Sky I am not one of nature’s musical lovers. That’s putting it mildly. I normally get pulled along to musicals by the distaff side of my family, with one of them detailed to give me … Continue reading →

TweetConsider me hot and excited. Hot, because New York has a “feels like temperature of 100″ today, as the local news channel puts it. Excited, because I am actually writing this on an iPad in the hip, hop and happening … Continue reading →

TweetLive from the land of the free and the home of the brave – or “Barry’s Place”, as I call it. After 30 odd years of working (broadly) in business and having studied businesses (a tiny bit) and taken an … Continue reading →