There’s just over a month until the most likely looking date for this year’s General Election. I’m already getting canvassers knocking on my door and phoning me up even though the starting pistol hasn’t been fired yet. It’s going to be an interesting election. Not least because so many people seem to be floating voters… Continue reading Election Imminent
Flaming June and Fire Up Mary
Over the last couple of years I’ve been getting back into the habit of seeing live music. But most of the gigs I’ve seen recently have been at relatively large venues. I haven’t been going to places like Wembley Arena, but I’ve seen a lot of gigs at places like the Union Chapel and the… Continue reading Flaming June and Fire Up Mary
Alice in Wonderland
I’ve just got back from seeing Alice in Wonderland and I’m now feeling rather depressed and am starting to despair for the future of the film industry. Let’s get the positive aspects out of the way first. The cast is wonderful and the acting impressive. I particularly enjoyed the little comedic touches that Anne Hathaway… Continue reading Alice in Wonderland
Gigs for Old Gits
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for gigs. On the assumption that at least some of my readers have similar tastes to me, here are brief reviews of the three gigs I’ve seen in the last couple of weeks. Fairport Convention, Union Chapel, 20th FebThis is the second year running that I’ve seen Fairport… Continue reading Gigs for Old Gits
OLB Non Enrolled Non Endorsed 1
When communicating with your customers, it’s important to look at the information that you’re sending from their point of view. Are they really going to be interested in the information that you send? Earlier today I finally got round to unsubscribing from the MBNA marketing emails that have been annoying me for months. To confirm… Continue reading OLB Non Enrolled Non Endorsed 1
The Learning Guitar
I don’t play the guitar very well at all. I’ll sometimes say that I play it better than average, but that’s a claim that can only be justified by pointing out that the vast majority of people don’t play guitar at all so anyone who knows two or three chords is already well above average.… Continue reading The Learning Guitar
Homeopathy Petition
We’re all, of course, very happy about the results of the House of Commons Science and Technology committee’s evidence check on homeopathy. But it’s important to realise exactly what has happened. This is a House of Commons committee which has produced a list of recommendations. The government is under no obligation at all to take… Continue reading Homeopathy Petition
Homeopathic Dilutions
Like many press outlets, the Daily Mail pre-empted the publication of the Science and Technology committee report and published a story yesterday summing up the MPs’ findings. Of course the Daily Mail is the home of the gullible reader and a good number of the comments on that story are attempting to defend the woo-mongers.… Continue reading Homeopathic Dilutions
NHS Money Wasted on Homeopathy
Don’t have time to go into the detail that it deserves, but the House of Commons science and technology committee has published the results of its evidence check on homeopathy. The results won’t, of course, come as any surprise to anyone who has been following the debate. But I have to admit to be impressed… Continue reading NHS Money Wasted on Homeopathy
David Wright and Twitter
you can put lipstick on a scum-sucking pig but it is still a scum-sucking pig That’s apparently what Labour MP David Wright said about the Tory party on Twitter on Monday. I say “apparently” because he claims he didn’t say it. He says that his tweets have been tinkered with. He says that the words… Continue reading David Wright and Twitter