Nice little bit of satire in Saturday’s episode of Doctor Who. The Prime Minister was asking the UN for help dealing with aliens who had “massive weapons of destruction” which could be “deployed in 45 seconds”. Made us smile.
Author: Dave Cross
Recruitment Agents
Update (October 2011): Time passes and companies change. I should point out that this blog post was written a long time ago. I’m assured by Huntress that they have addressed the issues I mention below and are a much better company to work with these days. It’s certainly many years since I received an inappropriate… Continue reading Recruitment Agents
The Sun Says “Vote Blair”
That’s it all over then. The Sun has this morning thrown it’s weight behind the Labour Party saying that they’ll give them “one last chance”. What, I suspect, has actually happened is that Murdoch’s election “experts” have decided that a Labour victory looks inevitable and therefore the paper is backing Blair so they can run… Continue reading The Sun Says “Vote Blair”
Political Survey
Still trying to get help in working out who to vote for, so I turned to the Political Survey 2005. My results are here. They suggest I vote for the Green Party (which would be unlikely to be honest) but the biggest surprise for me was that they described me as “fairly socialist”. Fairly!
Google Maps the Civilised World
Looks like Google Maps has expanded to cover the UK.
Who Should You Vote For?
WhoShouldYouVoteFor.com tells me that I should be voting LibDem! Who should I vote for? Your expected outcome: Labour Your actual outcome: Labour 4 Conservative -75 Liberal Democrat 96 UK Independence Party -22 Green 66 You should vote: Liberal Democrat The LibDems take a strong stand against tax cuts and a strong one in favour of… Continue reading Who Should You Vote For?
What A Difference A Drug Makes
Today is my third day on the course of steroids that are supposed to be curing my sarcoidosis (on the – still unproven – assumption that it is sarcoidosis) and already my life has changed beyond recognition. I’m still coughing (but much less) and I still get a bit tired, but I feel like I… Continue reading What A Difference A Drug Makes
Bronchoscopy
Here’s a tip for you all. Having a doctor push a flexible tube down into your lung so he can take samples of lung tissue is no fun at all. Especially when the anaesthetic that is supposed to be making you feel sleepy and detached from the whole process doesn’t seem to work at all.… Continue reading Bronchoscopy
Chest Specialist
Another trip to the hospital today as I finally got an appointment to see a chest specialist. It’s over a month since I first went to my GP about this problem, but this is the first time I’ve spoken to someone who should be able to definitively tell me what’s going on in my chest.… Continue reading Chest Specialist
Labour Writes Off Seats to Save Money
Interesting story in yesterday’s Evening Standard[1]. Apparently the Labour Party are trying to get the best value from their electoral funds by spending most of the money in constituencies with a majority of under 5,000 votes. That seems to be where they think the danger line is. The story also reports rumours that constituencies with… Continue reading Labour Writes Off Seats to Save Money