On Being A Driving Instructor
Pimme’s recent blog entry about learning to drive triggered a few memories for me. I used to be a driving instructor before joining the UK […]
Month: December 2004
ID Cards Reading In Parliament
While I was away, the ID Cards Bill received its second reading the house. No real surprises, although Trevor Mendham comments over at the UK […]
Oh, Well, That Was Fun…
As trips go, this one was mixed. The drive through France was fraught with appalling weather. Continuous rain meant visibility was reduced by spray. This […]
Classic Bikes
This article in the Telegraph triggered all sorts of memories. Classic bikes have always had an appeal for me – I grew up when the […]
Tories to Support ID Cards
This piece of "news" comes as no surprise to me. After all when Michael Howard was Home Secretary, he proposed a similar scheme. The only […]
Jolly Well Orf!
I’ll be less prolific during the next couple of weeks – ‘cos I’ll be Here: Mostly, I will be painting and decorating.
Jesus Born in Bethlehem
According to a UGOV poll, younger people are ignorant of the basics of Christianity. Well, I won’t claim any surprise – standards of education in […]
Blunkett Goes
David Blunkett finally succumbed to the inevitable this evening and resigned. So departs one of the worst Home Secretaries in living memory. For those of […]
More on Christmas and Stuff
Further to my comments on Christianity yesterday, I see the Pope has waded in criticising Italian schools’ decisions to cancel nativity plays incase they offend […]
Cats and Cupboards
I saw a snippet of an item on BBC Breakfast this morning. Someone had written a book – I didn’t catch the details, and it’s […]