Archive for the 'Current Affairs' Category

A unified border force, isn’t this just a fancy way of saying we’re going to teach more customs officers to swim? Whenever I hear about having a border defense in the UK I can’t help but think we’re surrounded by water so don’t have borders in the normal sense of the word! What are all [...]

They Live

08Jun07

Um?

Hat tip: Chicken Yoghurt

Beyond making the obvious point that the recent blog spat isn’t actually a war in any sense of the word I’ve yet felt moved to write much about it. There is lull in the exchanges (a calm before a bigger storm?) with many of the key bloggers having their last words on the topic. [...]

Oh Brother!

19Jan07

I must remember next year not to watch Celebrity Big Brother. It’s no good for my blood pressure; the sheer idiocy of the contestants, the sly and the stupid maneuvering, the obtuse views of the outraged viewers. What did I expect? Decent TV complimented by a rational debate? Er…
Anyway…
I’m as much to blame, after [...]