Powdered wombat guts and other sources of feelings of wellbeing
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 14th, 2007
When I lived in Scotland in the 1980s it was divided between a middle class Tory minority who needed Westminster to protect the country from their Labour-voting, working class compatriots–a large majority. And the Scottish National Party (SNP), which favoured independence, was nowhere.
As an outsider I could enjoy the jokes of the English and Scottish [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 13th, 2007
The latest topic getting attention from journalists and the chattering classes in Britain is couples not living together. Several celebrity couples are now living next door to each other and, now that this is a trend, non-celebrities who have been living apart for years are being interviewed and celebrated. You can spot the sex question [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 25th, 2007
Some reflections on seeing Nick Broomfield’s film Tracking Down Maggie about his failed attempts to get an interview with Margaret Thatcher.
Posted in Misc on Jul 24th, 2007
England is a little underwater. Floods come and go, but history repeats itself. Warnings and lessons of the past are ignored.
So far, the media have shown the prime minister saying the emergency services are doing a “magnificent job” and nobody has challenged him about the £16m reduction in annual funding for flood defences last year [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2007
Yesterday I read a story on Yahoo news about a forthcoming TV program in which the Queen of England was seen having a grumpy moment. This was welcomed as a refreshing sign of normality. Within hours the BBC was donning sackcloth and ashes, beating its breast, groveling apologies and committing virtual seppuku.
Having seen the original [...]
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