Monthly Archives: December 2011

I have just received some stern advice from our Labour Group Executive pointing out that councillors using blogs and other social media should refrain from personal abuse about other people, particularly their political opponents. As I am always careful to … Continue reading →

Good Christian folk. What would we do without them, eh? Armenian clergymen scuffle and Greek Orthodox clergymen during the annual cleaning of the Church of Nativity, the traditionally accepted birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem decided … Continue reading →

Could I take this opportunity to wish my regular band of readers a Happy Christmas. Yes, all of you, even Gary Elsby and the Curmudgeonly old Duffers.

Last year a brown envelope landed on my doormat I had a letter from our friends at HMRC. Due to the fact that over the last few years I have had several streams of income, I had apparently underpaid the … Continue reading →

There is much to despair about in the coverage in the media this morning in relation to last Friday’s European summit. On the right we have the Mail, Telegraph and the Express with all of their British bulldog bluster, amongst … Continue reading →

I doubt there will be much happening for a few days here. Just taking a long weekend away…    

Most opinion polls demonstrate that when people are asked their views on what they consider to be the important political issues of the day, Britain’s membership of the European Union trails in somewhere near the bottom of the list. Ipsos/Mori … Continue reading →