Monthly Archives: March 2004

Well, actually I don’t think they’re that bad myself.

This week I got a £15 HMV voucher from my daughter (I bought it off her ‘cos it was a Xmas present she’d overlooked) and as I’d already pre-ordered the Dylan Live CD I browsed and came across a gem … Continue reading →

Regular readers of Private Eye will have probably read the history of scandals associated with the Private Finance Initiative (PFI). The real problem associated with of PFI is that those councillors and NHS administrators who are so keen on promoting … Continue reading →

When the young Bobby Dylan wrote A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall back in 1963 we were all so impressed with his sense of imagery. It would appear that those nice people at the Ministry of Defence took him just a … Continue reading →

Is there anything more ridiculous in the news today than Michael Howard, the Local Government Minister who oversaw the introduction of section 28 cynically deciding to woo the ‘gay vote’ (as if there were such a thing)? I didn’t think … Continue reading →

When the Today programme on Radio 4 decided to try a ‘phone in vote to introduce a new piece of legislation, it was a disaster. So what chance now of a psycho with a shotgun winning a parliamentary seat?

Smoking will be banned in bars in the Irish Republic after tonight. The Tobacco Manufacturer’s Association has urged the UK Government not to follow in their footsteps. Bears also defecate amongst the trees, apparently.

The Guardian weblog recommended a blog called Ihath, written by a former Iraqi citizen, who now lives in Israel with her Palestinian husband. It is a really good read. Until the wrongs that results in people having to live like … Continue reading →

“It’s time to restore honor and dignity to the White House.” That, according to a book by the Washington Editor of The Nation magazine is No.1 in his own hit parade of the top ten lies by George W. Bush. … Continue reading →

Please, please don’t anybody tell Blunkett about this.