Category: Tim

(and to you too, Alison)

In a flash – excellent. March 1949 to 1989

“A sperm donor who helped a lesbian couple have two children is now being forced to pay thousands of pounds for their upbringing, he said.” Torygraph I must admit I don’t understand this at all. While I can see that there may be no blanket protection for donors unless they ‘work’ through a licensed clinic,…

“Some of the words of the national anthem are not “inclusive” and might need replacing, the ex-minister leading a citizenship review for Gordon Brown has suggested.” What nonsense. I can’t see the problem. What’s wrong with fine sentiments like: “Lord, grant that Marshal Wade, May by thy mighty aid, Victory bring. May he sedition hush…

Not a paper I often read, but a good take on the NHS from the People. Black Days

By all accounts, Paul Green is a traditional, long-standing, property-developing, racehorse-owning, tax-averse, non-resident, dyed-in-the-wool Scottish Labour supporter. Thanks to him, the people’s flag – mauve when last sighted – is flying high. Though not, sadly, on Jersey. Herald I do envy Scotland its newspapers, especially the Scotsman. I also envy their scenery and open spaces.…

There’s a surprise! “Ed Balls has again weighed into parents who insist on bubblewrapping their children and leaving them in front of the computer, after research showed British kids have slipped down the world’s literacy league.” Balls blames parents, computers for English literacy slide Nothing to do with schools being **** then, eh Ed?

“I should have pointed out that every time you touch something, if your security systems rely on biometric ID, then you’re essentially leaving your pin number on a post-it note.” Bad Science Lot’s of nice home science projects to do with the children. 🙂

“…a serious risk that all the Bank has done is to enable Northern Rock to continue to trade unlawfully by providing it with a flimsy, uncertain line of credit. Should that be the case, the loan from the Bank may be irrecoverable in law, having been made for the illegal purpose of assisting Northern Rock…

“Suppose six castaways are stranded on a deserted island, five Asians and one American. Further, suppose that the castaways decide to divide the work load among them in the following manner: (for the purpose of simplicity, the only desire the castaways work to satisfy is hunger) one Asian is put in charge of hunting, another…