Well, I could hardly leave my ill-tempered denunciation of the Military Wives as my last pre-festive post, could I? So here’s something a bit more appropriate: an appreciation of Christmas. Yes, I know I’m usually whinging on about something or other on this blog, but at this time of year, I like to take off [...]
A very unpleasant dent to our pre-Christmas festive mood today when my partner’s beloved and much-customised mountain bike was stolen from our close. It was locked up just a few feet from our front door, and Dave was in the house at the time. Given that the thief walked past two far cheaper bikes in [...]
Yes, I know we’ve all moved on from the strikes and are now busy being irate about Jeremy Clarkson, but I don’t care. I’m still hung up on Leveson. The trickle of witness statements has become a torrent, describing sickening actions by journalists determined to con both themselves and their readers into believing they occupied [...]