Monthly Archives: February 2007

So, the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest (exactly where about in Europe is Israel, by the way?) is to be a little ditty called ‘Push the Button‘ a cheerful number about nuclear proliferation, and including the lyrics… “There … Continue reading →

18 Doughty Street tried to pretend it wasn’t Tory TV by claiming it was ‘anti-establishment TV’… and in so doing they suckered in a few ‘lefty’ and middle-of-the-road bloggers and the occasional Peter Tatchell to spread their message. OK, they … Continue reading →

George Galloway on Hugo Chavez in The Guardian: These orchestrated attacks on Chávez are a travesty. Mark Steel on James Cameron’s (not David Cameron as deliciously misreported by Paul Burgin – sadly changed now) discovery of Jesus’ bones: “What was … Continue reading →

I’m always getting stick from people about the fact that I don’t pay too much attention to football outside of the top flight. I know it’s arrogant, short-sighted and mean-spirited, but, when you support a team that has only been … Continue reading →

Birmingham City Council’s Planning Committee are being recommended to accept a proposed 25ft statue of an Ent to celebrate the Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkein’s links with the City. It has proved to be a controversial proposal, as … Continue reading →

From today’s Guardian Letters: You described Le Pen’s election-bid speech as “bullish”. Not only has the Grauniad spelling curse reared its ugly head again, but you left out the “t”. Wallace McDowell Kenilworth, Warwickshire

(Beau Bo D’Or)

I’ve just had a phone call from a journalist asking me if I have any comment to make on this piece at the Ministry of Truth. All I can say is…. nothing to do with me guv. As I see … Continue reading →

Thanks to Ernie for this, and for pointing out that this would prove very popular on a wet Wednesday night at the Bescot Stadium. It might even get Arsne Wenger to crack a smile.

Read this article carefully. The headline says…. “Labour may face Blair by-election”. Now read it again. Anyone see anything at all, even the tiniest morsel, which evidences the bold assertion that there is even the slightest prospect of a by-election … Continue reading →