Monthly Archives: March 2011

Blogging much lighter than usual this week I’m afraid. I’m soaking up a bit of pre-canvassing sunshine in the Canary Islands and although the villa was advertised with ‘wi-fi internet’ it appears that that was through a USB dongle. No … Continue reading →

Hat tip to Adrian Johnson.

Great demonstration yesterday, and the UNISON presence was just amazing! Shame that the media largely ignored the 250,000 who demonstrated peacefully to concentrate on the 250 muppets who thought that terrorising the streets of London was the way to go… … Continue reading →

Perhaps its just me, but…. I don’t get the impression this lad is wholly convinced by the Secretary of State for Health’s reforms of the NHS.

This picture of the upper classes discussing whether they can give any sweeties to the children before the election in May captures their very essence.

Keighley MP Kris Hopkins, a former soldier, speaking in yesterday’s Commons debate about the horrors of war and his contempt for the media and the armchair generals who wallow in the glory: A friend of mine, following the first Gulf … Continue reading →

Harry Barnes in a superb little piece on the lessons of history. “When we trod this land, we walk for one reason … to try to help another man think for himself. The music of our hearts is roots music, … Continue reading →

Wouldn’t it be nice if the news media just broadcast… news! I’m sick to the back teeth of listening to “our” defence/foreign/diplomatic/political/middle east correspondents tell us what they think we should think about what is happening in Libya. We don’t … Continue reading →

The Plastic Hippo on A Close Encounter