New Years Honours

The Queen’s New Years Honour list has been announced. Of course like any right-minded person I have no time for a system of rewards that’s based on the patronage of an unelected head of state, but it’s interesting to see who has been found fit for the regal stamp of approval. In my opinion, the… Continue reading New Years Honours

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Warning, I discuss major plot points from the film Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers below, but to be honest if you haven’t read the books then you’re no friend of mine and what are you doing reading my blog :) “The Two Towers” was always going to be a harder book to film… Continue reading Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Vanishing Tories

The Guardian today has a front page with the headline Tories fall to lowest point for four years. They are saying that the Tory party’s popularity rating has fallen to 27% which is the lowest it’s been since 1998. Frankly I’m surprised it’s so high. The Tory party is falling apart. Since their defeat in… Continue reading The Vanishing Tories

Tubular Bells

Whilst I was in HMV yesterday, for some reason I noticed the Mike Oldfield section. It’s frightening that Oldfield is still pumping out the same music that he’s been producing for thirty-odd years but that doesn’t detract anything from the genius of Tubular Bells. This reminded me that it had been far too long since… Continue reading Tubular Bells