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Daily Mail vs. BBC, Round 347
Just like the whole Ross/Brand/Sachs nonsense, this controversy over Carol Thatcher’s golliwog “joke” should probably have been a bit of a non-story… “BBC broadcaster makes inappropriate remark, receives slap on wrist, apologises, gets on with life.” But of course, these … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, TV/Radio
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Save Bletchley Park
No idea whether these Number 10 petitions ever work, but this is a vitally important campaign… Saving Bletchley Park Would we ever have to petition the government to save the Cabinet War Rooms? No, of course not. In terms of … Continue reading
Loony lefty Gordon must not run our Wether!!! (sic)
So, after 15 years of living in London, I finally see some proper snow! Not only that, but I think this is almost the most snow I’ve ever experienced… probably in 3rd place after my year as a student in … Continue reading
Posted in Drivel, Local, London
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London from the night air
Via Mike’s Twitter feed, here’s a gobsmackingly amazing set of aerial photographs of London… More of London from above, at night This is actually the second set of Jason Hawkes’s London pictures; the first is equally wonderful, and here… London … Continue reading
Posted in London, Photography
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Preserve Auschwitz!
Cash crisis threat to Auschwitz (BBC) That’s worrying. I’m amazed that a site of such historical importance could ever find itself in such a precarious financial position… it’s on the UNESCO list of world heritage sites, and Poland is now … Continue reading
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Instead of just wittering…
… I’ve now switched to Twittering No idea if this is going to be something I’ll end up sticking with… you just can’t tell with these clever Web 2.0 thingies. It took me a while to get the urge to … Continue reading
Posted in Drivel, Technology
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The Ghost Bus
Another year, another set of above-inflation railway fare increases. This has now become so predictable, I can barely bring myself to comment or even pay attention. Luckily, there’s a far more interesting symbol of our bloated, profiteering, bullshit-driven privatised transport … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer, Public Transport
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It’s that time of year again…
Duck eaten, christmas pudding eaten, wine drunk, coffee drunk… now trying to find some spare internal space for cheese, biscuits and glögg. Whatever you’re doing, wherever you are, have a great holiday celebratory thingy!
Catmas trimmings
The cats have clearly decided to celebrate their first Christmas in style. There are strands of red and green tinsel in their litter tray. I’ll leave you to surmise how the tinsel came to be there…
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Photos from Poland
In the gradual process of sorting through the backlog of photos, I’ve now added a selection from our recent Poland trip to my Flickr page… Poland – Sept 2008 (Flickr)
Posted in Photography, Travel
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