Monthly Archives: October 2010

TweetOh dear. I love Stephen Fry dearly. Yesterday I had a W.H.Smith’s voucher from last Christmas to spend. Sadly, I went through all the shelves and couldn’t find a single book to buy. OK, I wasn’t in the mood. But … Continue reading →

TweetThe Mail on Sunday reports a furious row between Bob Russell and Nick Clegg over the housing benefit cuts. Apparently Bob Russell left the room (where the discussion was taking place) in such a fury that he “took the door … Continue reading →

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TweetCross-posted from Liberal Democrat Voice James Lyons of the Daily Mirror tweeted last night to say “Oh dear – lib dems picked wrong weekend to call for curbs on anti-terror measures”. He referred to a Guardian story about LibDem backbenchers … Continue reading →

Tweet Here’s an example of one of the many thousands of cigarette lighters – all pretty similar in shape and colour – which have washed up on Cornish beaches for several years. Perhaps a container of them was washed over … Continue reading →

TweetIt’s good to see that there is a way that malicious trolls can be brought to book. Tweet This Post Tweet

Tweet photo credit: Neon Tommy We keep hearing that Obama’s approval ratings have decreased. However, YouGov have done some fascinating polling that shows that his likely rivals for the Presidency in 2012 have lost popularity just as much – if not … Continue reading →

TweetThis year, this blog has often transmogrified into “Things I have picked”. Hot on the heels of my mushroom bonanza harvest, I was part of a mussel picking party on Sunday. Here below is one of the bags of our catch. … Continue reading →

TweetThere can’t be many photos of Alpacas by an ancient church. These couple of Alpacas below, called Zeus and Angus, are pictured in the churchyard of St Winwaloe’s Church, Poundstock, Cornwall last Sunday. They were there as part of a day’s fayre … Continue reading →

TweetYou certainly couldn’t make it up. It certainly puts all those pious statements on Bill Maher’s Politically Incorrect into some sort of context. The BBC states: She founded the Savior’s Alliance for Lifting Truth (SALT), a conservative lobbying group focused … Continue reading →

Tweet Sunday was a stunningly beautiful day and we were fortunate enough to visit Upton beach in Cornwall, devoid of anyone else save for a single fisherman. There is something special about the light at this time of the year. Tweet … Continue reading →

TweetA fascinating map from Huffpo assigning a movie to every state in the USA. Just one thing. White font on a yellow background doesn’t work. Tweet This Post Tweet

TweetCross-posted from Liberal Democrat Voice These days, Ed Miliband is getting a lot of advice on how to deal with Prime Minister’s Questions. A leaked memo advised him to “get to your feet looking as though you are seizing on … Continue reading →

TweetGo Simon! – say I. Yesterday’s Observer warned of people being forced out of London to live in Reading and Luton. It’s crazy and there must be a way of adjusting the proposals to get a happy medium. Tweet This … Continue reading →

Tweet- So reads the unequivocal front page headline of today’s Western Daily Press. A recent poll by the League of Cruel Sports reveals that there is no apetite for a repeal of the Hunting Act amongst the new intake of MPs. 319 … Continue reading →

Tweet International Aid: A massive increase in funding for the Department for International Development, up from £7.9 billion to £11.4 billion over four years, an increase of 44 per cent in cash terms Green Investment Bank: £1 billion in cash … Continue reading →

TweetOf course the Tories are just using this as cover for their idealogical (sic) agenda: those on the right of the party are keeping very quiet. …says my good friend Andrew on the comments of an earlier post. First of all, … Continue reading →