Monthly Archives: February 2006

Prince Charles – ‘political dissident’ On the same subject… From a letter in The Guardian “No chance of Prince Charles being dissident enough to be a republican, I suppose?” Colin Burke Manchester See also, on the same letters page, the … Continue reading →

It is almost a mantra: no-one with power gives up that power voluntarily. Whether we are talking about Emperors, Kings, Governments or local councils, if you expect them to ‘give away their powers’ you’ve probably got a long wait. You … Continue reading →

Ming Campbell is dead in the water! He has just been given the kiss of death! Either that or Hemming is so confident Ming is going to win he has decided now is the time to start sucking up.

Yesterday, prior to sitting through the yawnathon that was Aston Villa’s inept performance against Manchester City (who for 94 minutes couldn’t hit a cows arse with a banjo) I read ‘Guards’ by Ken Bruen. (Ignore the Amazon review by ‘A … Continue reading →

Clearly a man who can’t tell his Arth from his Elwen.

It is estimated that women who are subjected to domestic abuse suffer around 35 incidents before they report it to someone. If, that is, they live long enough. Another excellent post by the World Weary Detective.

Birmingham Tory/Lib Dem Council in leak scandal.

Why do supermarkets stock so many brussels sprouts? I am the only person I know who loves them. This is painful.

People who have been following this blog over the last couple of years will know that we have been waging war with a company called Blue Chip Casinos for the last three years. For those who don’t know…start here! Blue … Continue reading →

“Public-funded art is for everyone, not just some stupid vicars.” … or Mullahs presumably. ‘Christian Voice is outside, praying for our souls … ‘ Last year I went to see the African Soul Rebels tour with the excellent Tinariwen and … Continue reading →