Author Archives: Tim

Just had a lovely weekend visit from Marcus and Michelle. We visited Jorvik on Saturday. Which I thought was very disappointing. I have heard so much about it, but I am afraid I thought it was little more than a … Continue reading →

Bearing in mind the number of DVDs, CDs, Audiobooks, Sonic Screwdrivers and other branded tat, the overseas TV shows and so on and on which the BBC flog. How come we still have to pay a licence fee?

From Sign Language at The Telegraph

Three degrees outside. Winter draws on.

21st November 1974 Bombs have devastated two central Birmingham pubs, killing 19* people and injuring over 180. Police have said they believe the Provisional IRA planted the devices in the Mulberry Bush and the nearby Tavern in the Town. The … Continue reading →

The Government says so. Also, I am wetting myself with excitement at the prospect of having to have an ID card. Like Jacqui Smith says “I regularly have people coming up to me and saying they don’t want to wait … Continue reading →

Portrayal Of Obama As Elitist Hailed As Step Forward For African Americans From the splendid The Onion.

Daddy, how are there two Doctor Whos?

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin

When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed. Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: “I am not in the office at the moment. Please send … Continue reading →

“I encourage you all to go shopping more.” George W. Bush December 2006

This is the second time (that I have seen) that our cat has chased this squirrel up this little tree. Sneaky little devil hid until the squirrel came back down and then chased off after it again. I think his … Continue reading →

The state of Nebraska passed a law recently that allowed desperate parents to abandon their newborn babies at drop-off points in the state’s hospitals, the idea being that the parent wouldn’t face prosecution and the babies would be cared for. … Continue reading →

So we must break from the short termism of the past – the economic instability that has characterised the British economy not just in recent years but for most of the century. That is why I want British economic success … Continue reading →

£500,000,000,000 / 60,000,000 = £8,333.33

Once we have bailed the banks out and subbed them so they can meet their short term liabilities, they will be able to get back to their usual work of driving genuine wealth-creating businesses and hard-working people into bankruptcy because … Continue reading →

How will we cope in a world that can no longer rely on cheap and plentiful supplies of the one commodity – oil – that keeps it going? Guests: Matthew Simmons, CEO, Energy Investment bank Simmons & Co. Richard Heinberg, … Continue reading →