Monthly Archives: September 2010

TweetFortunately my progress on the adjacent M4 yesterday was not impacted by this. But I was aware of a major hold-up for drivers on the A4 near Theale, Berkshire. due to Andrew Marr being spread all over the road. Or, … Continue reading →

TweetIt’s worth having a look at the excellent St Ives Liberal Democrats blog. The lay-out is excellent, on WordPress, and it provides an excellent coverage of St Ives local events. It’s good to see such a WordPress blog lay-out being … Continue reading →

TweetIt is very encouraging to see a couple of major coalition policies being reviewed and potentially modified towards the Liberal Democrat point of view. First we had news that the Trident replacement decision is likely to be shelved until 2015, opening … Continue reading →

Tweet photo credit: markhillary I have a friend who swears that he travels first class at the same price (or less) than normal. I am yet to get onto www.thetrainline.com at the golden moment when such a train ticketing equivalent … Continue reading →

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TweetThis is an interesting little clip from Fox News. Bill O’Reilly was interviewing Sarah Palin and forgot the name of the “guy” (who is actually a woman – Kelly Ayotte) whom Palin endorsed in New Hampshire. Bill O’Reilly seems to … Continue reading →

TweetI thoroughly recommend watching ‘Corrie: The road to Coronation Street’ on BBC  iPlayer here. It’s an excellent and charming programme which plots the faltering progress of Tony Warren and his “Florizel Street” through the corridors of Granada television studios in … Continue reading →

TweetIsn’t it strange that when the Tories are successful in elections, Lord Ashcroft is responsible, and when they are not, it’s nothing to do with him? From the Telegraph: On Monday Lord Ashcroft will publish his verdict on the party’s failure … Continue reading →

TweetI am breaking free of my chastity belt, breaking my purdah, and making a rare comment on the BOTYs. Caron of Caron’s Musings is a real blogger. She comments on other blogs regularly, talks charmingly about her personal and family … Continue reading →

TweetThe cattle were lowing….As always it looked much better in real life than in my photos… Tweet This Post Tweet

TweetI blogged earlier this month about Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who repeatedly froze during a candidates’ TV debate. It was only a matter of time before her opponent used her faltering performance in TV ads. Here are three of them. … Continue reading →

TweetRevised Sunday 19th August 2010 We seem to have had wall-to-wall coverage of the Pope’s “battle against secularism” over the last few days. We are a terribly secular nation and we need to shape up, we are told His Holiness the … Continue reading →

TweetIf you haven’t watched it, it’s worth having a look at ’9/11 State of Emergency’ here on Channel 4. It’s an excellent narrative of the events of 9/11, albeit rather truncated. (For example, it told you that Bush was heading … Continue reading →

TweetYou couldn’t make it up. These two seem to be getting along very well. From the Sun Nick Clegg tells the story: David was still on paternity leave and I was holding the fort. They were installing themselves in the flat … Continue reading →

TweetSpare a thought for Nobby Stiles and his family. Who he? Well, he was a key player in our England World Cup ’66 victory and also in Manchester United’s European Cup win in 1968. He is one of only three … Continue reading →

TweetOh joy! Oh rapture! Fun and games are on the agenda! Sarah Palin’s soul sister, Christine O’Donnell, on board the Tea Party Express, has thundered into Delaware to be the Republican candidate for the November Senatorial election. Let joy be … Continue reading →

TweetPaul LePage is running for Governor of the state of Maine, USA. This is a bit of a disastrous way for him to kick off his campaign… He later stormed out of the press conference. Tweet This Post Tweet