At first, as I was reading this latest report by Mark Mardell I was thinking how amazing it was that it was not about this or that candidate, that it wasn’t about some political issue which affects the President, and that he had made a rare excursion outside the campaign trail to discover something else about the US besides political polarization. Here he is, I thought to myself, talking about … Continue reading
Did he walk or was he pushed? Parting words from Richard Black: Farewell and thanks for reading This is my last entry for this page – I’m leaving the BBC to work, initially, on ocean conservation issues. While this page will no longer be updated, it will stay here for reference. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my blog down the years – I’ve enjoyed writing it, and have appreciated your … Continue reading
Morning folks! Hope all is well with you. Here is a NEW and on time Open Thread to kick off the week. BBC been irritating you, tell us here!!!
So, after Kofi Annan’s abysmal failure in Syria the UN throws up (I use the term advisedly) UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, and the BBC gives him a very sympathetic hearing as he declares a pre-emptive pessimistic view of the task ahead of him, as he takes up his new post. But I was wondering if THIS Lakhdar Brahimi is in any way related to this guy? Lakhdar Brahimi was … Continue reading
Here’s MY thought for the Day. Why does Mona Siddiqui, professor of Islamic Studies, get SUCH a regular gig on the Today programme “Thought for the Day”? Answers on a Koran to the usual address…..
Given the shocking mess that Labour made of our Education system, one would think they are in no position to carp about efforts being made by this Coalition government to try and improve things. But of course that is not the case, Labour has no shame. The BBC has been pushing the Labour line on the news that more “Free Schools” are opening this morning and I heard one BBC … Continue reading
Just imagine. The Thatcher Government is in power, The Miners are striking and police open fire killing 34 of them. BBC would be in meltdown. In South Africa, with the blessed ANC in power, the Miners are striking and police open fire killing 34 of them. Then, in a surreal move, the ANC government charges the Miners with making the police kill them. BBC explains this is “an apartheid era” … Continue reading
It’s Friday, the last one was Monday, and we’re heading into a long weekend.
Here’s Clint Eastwood’s performance at the RNC, soon to be considered a classic. A bit wobbly, but still pretty funny. Will it change anything? I doubt it. I can’t see any worshipers switching sides because of this. But it does give a morale boost, and every little helps. I generally hate celebrities using their fame to push political ideology, and I’d feel that way about this appearance except that Eastwood … Continue reading
There comes a time in every successful criminal’s ‘career’ when, after evading Plod with ease for a long time, they become complacent, arrogant, cocky….careless…of course not being caught means they stay in the shadows…they get no recogniton, fame or infamy. For some this ‘fame’ is undoubtedly a draw, a factor in the game….so much so that they start to tease the police, tempting them to catch them…almost wishing to be … Continue reading
