Monthly Archives: June 2012

Today the Olympic torch, or one of the thousands of the bloody things, passes through our manor. Sadly, I have had to pass up the opportunity for a VIP Pass and a VIP parking spot to witness the 30-second slot … Continue reading →

Fantastic performance by Springsteen in Manchester last night. The arrival of the Manchester monsoon season did nothing to dampen the spirit of a massive crowd, thousands of whom had queued for hours outside the Etihad stadium in the pouring rain. … Continue reading →

Sorry for the tardiness in updating the old blog over the last 3 weeks, but I’ve just returned from an extended break in Thailand and Cambodia, and whilst you have been waddling around the English Summer in the rain, I … Continue reading →

From The Diary of a Benefit Scrounger She spent her last months fighting for the “security” of £96 a week and the reassurance that it couldn’t be taken away. She won her battle. Just two weeks ago she was finally … Continue reading →

Today another 27 children’s bodies were found massacred in Syria. To stop this horror, we need to cut off the flow of arms to the regime. There is one way to do it, but it’s going to take all of … Continue reading →

An article in The Guardian today examines the reason behind working class support for the right in the US almost as if it were discovering something new. But of course the notion of hegemonic control is as old as the … Continue reading →

From The Guardian… A group of long-term unemployed jobseekers were bussed into London to work as unpaid stewards during the diamond jubilee celebrations and told to sleep under London Bridge before working on the river pageant. Up to 30 jobseekers … Continue reading →

  (via Tony on Facebook)

One of the most frustrating and dispiriting experiences of the last couple of decades has been watching and listening to people who you knew should have known better arguing in favour institutions which are fundamentally undemocratic… and so often doing … Continue reading →