Monthly Archives: June 2012

Tweet It is perfectly ridiculous that the nation’s premier TV channel has been put aside for an entire Saturday evening for a third round tennis match, whch amounts to the usual torture. Thank goodness that dear old Auntie Beeb has … Continue reading →

TweetGuide price: £80 to £150. But, don’t worry, the forthcoming auction of the late deejay’s effects will helpfully provide accompanying photos of the great man wearing each vest before you part with your hard-earned cash. At the other end of … Continue reading →

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TweetFormer Newbury Mayor Gillian Durrant had this letter printed in The Times(£) on 19th June: Sir, In common with many British people I was inspired to nominate someone I believed worthy of being an Olympic torchbearer – a local teenager … Continue reading →

Tweet Having two elected chambers would reduce democracy, and reduce the accountability of Parliament to the people. Tweet This Post Tweet

TweetOn Friday night’s Graham Norton Show there was fascinating intercghange between will.i.am and Miriam Margoyles. Margoyles kept telling off will.i.am for misusing the word “like”. OK as a verb, she said, but not as a substitute for “said”, for example: … Continue reading →

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TweetJust read this. It is quite clear. Typical Gove. Return to some stupid idea of the past. Tweet This Post Tweet

TweetI never tire of these Greek governmental swearings-in. This is the fourth one in eight months so my cup runneth over this year… I love the men in beards, the gold robes, the gold bible, the incense, the bells….great fun! … Continue reading →

TweetI learnt from Today this week that there is only one scientist in the House of Commons. Step forward Dr Julian Huppert. He’s an expert in G-quadruplex nucleic acids, don’t you know. In tribute to Julian, stimulated by Radio Three … Continue reading →

TweetThere were fears that the second Greek election would be a repeat of the first. In terms of votes for anti and pro bailout parties, I haven’t got the figures which include the small parties. But commentators have said that … Continue reading →

TweetSeventeen men are blindfolded and tied together at the ankles. On they wander, and the weakest of them falls down a mineshaft. Due to the rope tying them together, the other sixteen men are pulled down the mineshaft after the … Continue reading →

TweetCall me an old sentimental fool, but I happen to believe that the appointment of Fatou Bensouda as Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is something to celebrate. She is a Gambian woman. So she has overcome numerous hurdles … Continue reading →

Tweet“Coalition will survive after this Parliament” said the Mail headline about David Laws’ speech to the Institute for Government. “Will it heck as like” was the polite version of my reaction as I mentally wrote a blog post at a … Continue reading →

TweetIt’s great to hear T.Rex’s Twentieth Century Boy on the latest Carling advert. But, my goodness me, where has my life gone? It’s 39 years old! Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code Tweet This Post Tweet

TweetFrom Jonathan Freedland on that text from Rebekah Brooks to Cameron: “professionally we’re definitely in this together,” she declares with an exclamation mark…If Cameron and Brooks were not all in it together before this text was made public, they are … Continue reading →

TweetTheir only redeeming feature is that the clay model of Roy Hodgson reminds me nostalgically of Trumpton and Camberwick Green… Tweet This Post Tweet