MPs, Expenses and Ethics
While agreeing with the thrust of what Jackart says about the MPs’ expenses issue, I do have one sticking point. It with this passage (my […]
Month: March 2009
Well Who Would You Trust?
Via Obnoxio, this drivel from Nick Cohen: Who would you rather trust – the BBC or a blogger? Well, seeing as you ask, it isn’t […]
DK and a Rant About Motorcycles
Generally you will find me in accord with the Devil’s Kitchen on most things – even if I don’t swear quite as much. This morning […]
SatNavs, Blackspots and Common Sense
As a technology geek, I am the first to admit that I use a satnav for navigation and have done so since about 1999 when I […]
Social Sites and Privacy
While I have never made any great attempt to conceal my real identity here, posting as I do, psudononymously rather than anonymously, I do still […]
Of Traitors and Fools
Like many others, I have watched the Dan Hannan video clip and like many others I was impressed by the pithy and accurate summation he made […]
David Goodhart, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.
Via NO2ID an article by David Goodhart on the database state. It starts badly and goes downhill from there on in. We are not living […]
Eco Loonies Strike Again
Via the biased BBC this utterly fucking insane idea: Can a simple idea help make the world a better place? Each week we ask a […]
Earth Hour
Via Chicken Yoghurt, I am reminded (reluctantly) about Earth Hour. On Saturday 28 March 2009 at 8.30pm, people, businesses and iconic buildings around the world […]
Southern Smooth Snake
Spied basking in the garden this afternoon. It’s a southern smooth snake (Coronella girondica). Apparently their numbers are in decline, so we’ll let this fellow […]