John Pilger describes how the distintegration of real and mythical democracy in the United States influences British politics under Tony Blair, such as the reduction of Parliament to a ‘craven talking shop’ and the promotion of war and ‘thoughtcrimes’.
The Blair doctrine: blood and money
The exhaustion epidemic | Woman | The Observer
We’ll work at home but we’ll do so until 1.30am. We can leave the office at 7pm on a Friday – although we’re too tired for a movie – but it means we’ll be looking at and responding to emails on Sunday.
Ouch. I was reading this [...]
Now, how long is it going to be before I join the select crew of Wizard Whimstaff results in google?
Tim took Big out today, and they went to wilkos and bought Wizard Whimstaff’s Hilarious Handwriting (aka Basic Skills: Handwriting: Ages 6-7 (Basic Skills)) and his Toady Times Tables: Magical Skills Level 1 (Magical [...]
this? Silent Spring (Penguin Modern Classics)
I was glancing through the bbc news website, as I do on a fairly regular basis. I came across this article about Rachel Carson, which sounded interesting. I’d never heard of her before, so I went wandering off to find out more and found her biography on her [...]
Think we’re up to no 10, not sure.
Anyway, looking for something toylike for Big. I’ve got her something to wear (or at least, I will have when I make it!) and something to watch. But I wanted to get her a toy – she’s a child, children should have toys. Browsing the [...]
