Monthly Archives: September 2012

TweetAs part of my preparations for my Monday stint as editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, I am having to consider an image to illustrate an article on Page Three. The mind boggles. Obviously, I don’t want to be salacious. I … Continue reading →

TweetI met Prateek Buch at the Liberal Democrat conference. He highlighted the work of the Social Liberal Forum to me. When I got back, I took a look at their website and realised SLF is the “home within a home” … Continue reading →

TweetOn “Late night with Letterman”, David Cameron got praised for mentioning Texas and Nebraska. He knew the date of the Magna Carta and the place where it was signed, why it was signed and where a copy of it is … Continue reading →

TweetThis week at Brighton I was asked two interesting questions by friends. The first was easier to unravel than the second. 1. “I thought you ripped up your membership card didn’t you?” No. I said I was “done defending this” … Continue reading →

TweetLast night I took an evening off from Liberal Democracy, to enjoy a pie and a pint in one of Hove’s finest hostelries. At the bar I got chatting to a man who arrived in the UK last Sunday from … Continue reading →

Tweet“The home of the single entendre” – once again Stephen Tall’s gat phrase got a welcome run out last night. Hearty congratulations to fellow Berkshire resident Mark Thompson on his very well deserved win. Well done to the Liberal Youth … Continue reading →

TweetI’m in Hove Actually. Not Brighton. Dorms and cold showers at 7am. That takes me back! 35 years to be precise. This rude shock was considerable softened by a very civilised vesperial chat last night with the Liberal Democrat legend … Continue reading →

TweetThis is an extraordinary photo. Flickr user Rosalind Gardner put the photo on Flickr which was “taken On March 19 2004″. It was taken with a Sony DSC-T1 camera. It could do with a bit of red eye treatment. You … Continue reading →

TweetAs at 9pm tonight, Nick Clegg’s debut single “Nick Clegg says I’m sorry (the Autotune remix)” has gone live on iTunes. It will go live on Amazon and other outlets in the next 24 hours. The Poke has the full … Continue reading →

TweetOn Tuesday evening I (along with many others, I suspect) reported two sites to Facebook. One was a community page called “Dale Cregan Tribute” and another page was entitled “Dale Cregan OBE”. On Wednesday I received mails from Facebook saying: … Continue reading →

TweetI am biased. I have a bee in my bonnet about David Laws at the moment…. But… on Today this morning, when asked about Nick Clegg’s apology, he entertained a two minute debate with John Humphrys about our manifesto pledge … Continue reading →

TweetI welcome Nick Clegg’s apology for the tuition fees pledges. He is to be applauded on this. And I think it will “clear the air” and allow us to make something of a fresh start. It is a tad late, … Continue reading →

TweetThe under-cover video of Mitt Romney, addressing a fund-raising dinner, contains a glaring crime against basic maths. If you listen to his remarks, he elides the ’47 per cent (of Americans) who will vote for Obama no matter what’ with … Continue reading →

TweetSign seen on a tatooists’ shop, Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia. Tweet This Post Tweet

TweetThis started off as a hum drum photo that I took while walking the dog. After a bit of magic from Aviary, it has turned into a little beauty – although I say it myself. Tweet This Post Tweet

TweetFor the purposes of research I have just watched the Sam Bacile video, which I will not link to. The film is ridiculously badly made. The list of clangers is long: Very bad acting Very bad random over-dubbing Laughable false … Continue reading →

TweetMy feet have now – just about – touched the ground after our whirlwind tour of Queensland and New South Wales, ‘down under’. Apart from memories of a “holiday of a lifetime”, my one abiding “take away” from the visit … Continue reading →