Monthly Archives: August 2006

This morning a package arrived from Amazon containing a real gem… the new double cd by one of the planet’s greatest living Irishmen, Christy Moore. 35 songs, mostly from his extensive back catalogue, performed at The Point in Dublin by … Continue reading →

I don’t know whether this is true… but someone told it to me at the weekend and it made me laugh. Bono is at a U2 concert when he asks the audience for some quiet. Then in the silence, he … Continue reading →

This is a list that is started by the people, aggregated by the people and an offering to all people everywhere that want to take solace in a list that proves that we are not being fooled. Rather, we are … Continue reading →

A letter in The Guardian: “It won’t only be the bookmakers queuing up if Peter Wilby is prepared to put his money where his mouth is. Most of us can work out that the Cameron position is false, as he … Continue reading →

I’ve said this before… but I think it is worth repeating. In the late 1970′s there were a group of, comfortably off, largely middle-class, often trotskyist and frequently law students or journalists, who advocated a Labour defeat in 1979. A … Continue reading →

The new owner turned up at Villa Park today and the crowd on the Holte End burst into a chorus of “Randy, Randy give us a wave, give us a wave, give us a wave”. To hilarious laughter the chap … Continue reading →

The DeThatchification of the Conservative Party continues apace as David Cameron administers another 40 lashes to the old witch by admitting they were wrong to support the white racist regimes in South Africa. This will have the old Major-Generals and … Continue reading →

As NHS Trusts gear themselves up for Foundation Trust status the Government are placing a great emphasis on the need for ‘business’ skills. Presumably the thinking is that if you are going to throw the NHS to the markets, you … Continue reading →

They build you up, only to let you down. A classic headline. Thatcher could face police investigation. Damn. Damn. Damn.

Conservative blogger and media luvvie Iain Dale has got his boxers in a twist over remarks made in The Sun yesterday. Iain gets all precious because Blunkett suggests that the Tories were using him to play the race card for … Continue reading →