The Penny Drops
Jenni Russell writing in today’s Grauniad makes some interesting points in a good, if somewhat tardy article: Piece by piece, month by month, Tony Blair’s […]
Month: April 2006
Party Funding
Being a bunch of thieving, corrupt wankers; politicians; having been caught with their grubby little mitts in the proverbial till, now want to raid the […]
The Modern Totalitarian
The muse struck once more. This little ditty is less formal than the sonnet; simply rhyming couplets in a series of quatrains. I’ll admit to […]
Passport Renewal
I suppose the loophole was going to be closed sooner or later. According to the Register, the new UK Identity and Passport Service has slipped […]
Broadcast Media and Blogs
Unlike doctor vee I didn’t watch last night’s 10 o’clock news. So I didn’t see them cover the blooker awards until I checked it out this morning. As […]
Britblog 59
This week’s BritBlog roundup is up.
“I wish my cats were dead”
Sometimes you come across something so obnoxious, that your stomach churns. This little rant by Dave Hill is one such. I have three pet cats […]
Sonnet for the Free
Our democracy is but a century young;In this our supposèd land for the free.Yet now our liberty dies ere it’s begun.Killed by those who launder our diction’ry. Our ID belongs to […]
Clarke Attacked Over ID Card Costs
The rancorous thug (incidentally that Google bomb seems to have worked ) is under fire over the cost of ID cards. Nothing new here… However, you have […]