More Sanctimonious Lecturing
Following on from the bleating about Al-Megrahi’s release, I see that the director of the FBI thinks that it is his place to lecture a foreign […]
Month: August 2009
Libya, Scotland, the USA and al-Megrahi’s Release
I see that there is an international wankfest going on over scenes from Libya today. I listened to Alistair Darling blathering on the BBC yesterday […]
Lies, Damned Lies and Forgeries
Via the NO2ID blog, this comment by Matthew Parris. But back to the Pyrenees, where I’ve just been talking to another English climber, a student aged […]
Lodève Cathedral
A couple of night shots of Lodève cathedral – or as the locals call it, Lodeva (Occitan). Tags: lodeve, france, photography
Now This Could Be Worrying
Google has been ordered to reveal the identity of a blogger who made disparaging remarks about Liskula Cohen (no, I haven’t a clue who she […]
Burnham on Cameron and the NHS
David Cameron is planning to take a “major gamble” with the NHS by “turning Britain’s best loved institution into the world’s biggest quango”, the health […]
Trolls Hang Around Like a Bad Smell
I notice from my stats that despite being banned, my troll is returning most evenings. Indeed, there were four attempts last night. All of which […]
Blogging Strike
Apparently Italy’s bloggers went on strike during July. I wonder how that works, then? Joking aside, their concerns are real enough – heavy handed legislation […]
Daniel Hannan and the NHS Row
I see that Daniel Hannan has stirred up a hornet’s nest over his comments in the USA on the NHS. I also observed with amusement some of […]
Fitness Prescriptions
In the Telegraph there is a story about Andy Burnham’s spiffing new idea. Fitness prescriptions, because we are all going to burst out over our […]