Posted in Misc on Jun 19th, 2007
The BBC, still on the back foot after its disagreement with the govt. over Iraq, engages in a little well deserved self-flagellation over its liberal bias and celebrity culture. Will this be enough to insulate it from political retribution in future?
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2007
The Telegraph has a nice picture of a couple of badgers among some bluebells here (now imagine meeting this strikingly handsome animal on a moonlit path at night).
The accompanying story, however, is a sorry one. Cattle farmers, as always, want to slaughter badgers to control tuberculosis in cattle. We only want to “cull the sick [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2007
How wireless technology could improve the quality of life in London … by silencing emergency vehicles
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 12th, 2007
Dr.Johnson said that a man who tires of London tires of life. I say a man tires of life when he can no longer say WOOO, wherever he is.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 11th, 2007
Handpicked selections of fine (wry and funny) writing from the London Sunday Times of 10 June, 2007: a starter, main course and a dessert.
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