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Monthly Archive for June, 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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Badger Cull Abandoned

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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Wireless Vision for London: the Siren call of Peace

How wireless technology could improve the quality of life in London … by silencing emergency vehicles

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Satin Jimjams and the Nascent European Sphere: WOOO with gusto

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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Enjoy: Three Courses from the Sunday Times

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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