Category: Tim

The Royal Channel I found the 1957 Christmas broadcast fascinating.  

“In the City, despite the gloom, the bonuses are flowing like the Krug, and the bankers and money men are wallowing …   ….Behind all this lies an ugly paradox. For the super-rich investment bankers currently celebrating their huge bonuses are the very same individuals who are responsible for our current woes.” Maily Dail

You may recall The Hamper. I am not quite sure how many years we have been receiving this annual, festive, food parcel from my brother and family. But it is a high point. Since I was visiting last week, they decided that it would be a good idea if they reclaimed some living space, so…

A laugh out loud picture collection.

"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life" Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign. "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure" Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President "So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?" Christina Aguilera…

“The Treasury has extended financial guarantees to Northern Rock at the request of the troubled lender….. This technically takes the gross exposure of the taxpayer to more than £100bn, the BBC’s business editor said.” BBC £100,000,000,000 is £1,666.66 for every man, woman and child in the country.

Nice link. Does what it says on the tin. And a photo taken yesterday, as I passed through nearing the end of my grand tour (ca. 635 miles) of the past couple days. I really don’t like driving any more. It used to be fun, now it is just very hard work. I particularly hated…

“Addict on early release murders girlfriend A violent prisoner released from jail early to ease prison overcrowding battered his girlfriend to death within five days, it emerged last night.” Jack Straw “The defendant would have carried out the attack whenever he was released.” Torygraph I am getting fed up with reading this sort of story.…

A “root-and-branch” review is planned into what is taught in English primary schools to allow more time for reading, writing and maths, Ed Balls has said. BBC A bright idea came into Alice’s head. `Is that the reason so many tea-things are put out here?’ she asked. `Yes, that’s it,’ said the Hatter with a…

Ordinarily you would not expect to fork out more than about €20 (£14) for a pet hamster. France however has been threatened by the European Commission with a fine of €17m or €28,333 per animal – for failing to protect the only colony of wild hamsters in western Europe.Independent le site dédié à la protection…