Electric Dreams?
Nah. Can I be persuaded to part with my petrol driven BMWs in favour of electric bikes? In a word, no. If they can produce […]
Month: November 2015
The Second Word is “Off”.
HMRC deciding to tick someone off for tax avoidance. The letter, apparently has no force in law. Well, of course not. Tax avoidance is perfectly […]
Am I Smarter Than the Average Bear?
Well, maybe… You took music lessons Check. You’re the oldest Check You’re thin Check You have a cat Check. You were breastfed Check You’ve used […]
You’d Need a Heart of Stone
Not to laugh at the bag of ferrets that the Labour Party has become. Yes, we knew that Corbyn would be a disaster. I just […]
Nasty, Yes, Trolls, No.
Another story that misuses the term “troll”. I read the original article in the BBC Magazine. Not least, because, like Holly, I am childfree by […]
Dear God! Again.
The offendatrons are out again. The Church of England has said it is “disappointed and bewildered” by the refusal of leading UK cinemas to show […]
Dearth of Volunteers
Apparently we oldies – over fifty-fives – aren’t volunteering enough. In a damning survey of charitable attitudes among different age groups, a third of Britons […]
There’s an Answer to This
A long whine in the Groan from an ex-prisoner. The general gist is that the government’s plans to sell off old nicks for redevelopment and […]