Monthly Archives: March 2012

TweetThere have been some very fulsome tributes to David Walter here, here and here (and no doubt elsewhere). I would not pretend to have known the man well enough to pay tribute to him in any qualitative form. But I … Continue reading →

TweetFor those of us who remember Dr Christian Barnard and his pioneering heart transplant surgery, heart transplant is a big deal. It is for others, no doubt. As a fellow human being, with a family, I wish Dick Cheney all … Continue reading →

TweetEarl Scruggs. “Who he?” comes the shouted communual response from the Liberal Burblings reader, as well as “Ed”. Well, he was quite a man. A misucian, but particularly a banjo player. – Ask Billy Connolly, banjo player extraordinaire. I was … Continue reading →

TweetWe should not let the Bradford West Lib Dem deposit forfeiture pass without recalling this excellent song from the Liberator Songbook. It is sung lustily at most conferences to the tune of ‘Waltzing Matilda’: Once a floating voter came across … Continue reading →

TweetI recommend watching BBC3′s My Murder here on iPlayer. It’s a really accessible and moving drama telling the true story of 16 year-old Shakilus Townsend, who was killed in a “honey trap” gang murder in 2008. Mixing real CCTV footage … Continue reading →

TweetFirst, came his car crash Today interview, when he tried to defend the indefensible – that Cameron entertaining donors in premises owned by the taxpayer was a private matter. Then, today the idiot was telling drivers to fill up a … Continue reading →

TweetI’m in a minority of two with Stephen Tall. Need Healing? God can heal today! Do you suffer from Back Pain, Arthritis, MS, Addiction … Ulcers, Depression, Allergies, Fibromyalgia, Asthma, Paralysis, Crippling Disease, Phobias, Sleeping disorders or any other sickness? … Continue reading →

TweetFrancis Maude has given a very good impression of a man sliding down the edge of an oversize razor blade today. Painful to watch. On Today this morning his performance was ludicrous in the extreme. In the Commons he says … Continue reading →

TweetFrom my friend and occasional commenter here, Mark: For nearly 90 years, pensioners have enjoyed more generous personal income tax allowances than working adults: a legacy of the days when retirement was a short, painful and often rather alarming business. … Continue reading →

TweetThe LA Times reports: Eric Fehrnstrom, one of Mitt Romney’s top aides, torpedoed what should have been a gangbusters news cycle for the campaign with this answer to a question about how damaging the primary has been to his chances … Continue reading →

TweetThe Mail reports: The Liberal Democrats are resisting Chancellor George Osborne’s plans to bring in regional pay bargaining for  public sector workers, it emerged last night. A source close to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said there will be nothing … Continue reading →

TweetThis’ll wipe the smug grin off his face (or perhaps probably not). The Shetland Isles and the Orkneys are threatening to go it alone and opt out of potential Scottish independence. From the Telegraph: The Orkney and Shetland islands could … Continue reading →

TweetI thoroughly recommend reading this Guardian article by Blaine Harden all the way through. It’s he story of Shin In Geun, the only person known to have been born in a North Korean prison camp who has escaped. It certainly … Continue reading →

TweetAfter a bit of a slow start at my first Newbury Park Run (on Greenham Common) two weeks ago, this morning I managed a sub-30 minute run. In fact, if Charlie, my dog and running companion, hadn’t stopped for a … Continue reading →

TweetThe incident scene in Queens road, Newbury has police crime scene tape around it and forensic officers are working inside. When I walked past at 1.30pm there was the Newbury Weekly News photographer outside and a reporter also. A TV … Continue reading →

TweetFrom GetReading: Two men have been arrested in Thatcham on suspicion of murder after a 38-year-old man was stabbed last night. Police were called after a man was found seriously injuries in Queen’s Road, Newbury, at 10pm. Paramedics attended but … Continue reading →

TweetThis morning, there is “Police do not cross” tape across the entrance to a property in Boundary Road, Newbury plus a police car parked across it’s entrance. Earlier there was another police car parked in the there also. See picture … Continue reading →