Over For Whom?
The IRA has declared that its armed struggle is over. Okay, fine. History aside, what does this mean? And is Tony Blair right to rush […]
Let Us Prey
I made a start on the garden today. The grass was close to five feet tall in places and needed cutting. Whizzing round with a […]
Blogging Will Be A Bit Thin
Over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be in jolly old France However, I’ll have the laptop with me, so I’ll probably post the odd […]
Er….Beam Me up?
There’s a right to-do going on in Scotland at the moment. Linlithgow council has announced plans to commemorate Montgomery Scott, chief engineer of the USS […]
Felix Domesticus
I’ve been updating Felix Domesticus. I decided that as I wanted to use custom portlets and the same theme that I’ve created here, going premium […]
The French ID Card
The initial reaction to a French version of our beloved ID Cards Bill was met with the usual French Enthusiasm. “In a press conference held […]
Political Correctness – Again…
Go away for three days and then look what happens; there’s a full scale row brewing in my absence. Last week Big John posted a […]
Better Photographers
To mark the launch of the BBC’s Photographer of the Year competition, John Levy, editor of foto8.com asks; do digital cameras make us better photographers? […]
Talking to Extremists
According to Sayeeda Warsi, Tony Blair needs to consider talking to Islamic extremists. On the one hand, she raises a fair point – stating that […]