Yeah, I know, all the news is about the referendum right now. I don’t care, I’m still obsessed with Leveson. I was listening to the Desert Island Discs podcast recently, and Eve Pollard was the guest. (yes, this episode did run before Christmas. What, did you think this was some sort of topical blog?) She [...]
Today is supposed to be Blue Monday. Not, as you might think, a day when we are all supposed to go around cheerily whistling Joy Division oh God how embarrassing New Order tunes, but actually the most depressing day of the year. It’s the third Monday in January, and A Scientist Somewhere has calculated that [...]
Happy New Year, and all that. Right, now back to the whinging. Last week, a poster in the Glasgow Subway caught my eye. It’s part of a Strathclyde Police campaign against domestic abuse. It features a child and the caption “I hear it. Every time Dad hits you, I hear it”. There’s a slogan below [...]