I realise that I shall probably come in for some shtick for even mentioning any form of spiritual faith in the same breath as Libertarianism, Hey Ho!
One of my readers picked up on the fact that I
Continue reading →I realise that I shall probably come in for some shtick for even mentioning any form of spiritual faith in the same breath as Libertarianism, Hey Ho!
One of my readers picked up on the fact that I
Continue reading →I am trying hard to fight it, because I do think this is not the usual Windsor family botch up, where Charles Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was forced to marry the
Continue reading →On 5th November a specially convened electoral court handed down a judgment in which it declared that Phil Woolas had knowingly made untruthful statements in the course of his campaign to be re-elected as MP for Oldham and
Continue reading →Where I go all Predator like.
Nothing I said on the Nicky Campbell show was so outrageous that it should provoke
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This harness is uncomfortable – but necessary. I have had to be tethered to the ground this morning for fear that I might blast off into cyberspace – 3,000 feet and rising! Mr G, ever the practical
Continue reading →A boxed and certificated mug dating to 2010 exclusively available from the Raccoon shopping centre.
Features a background of the Houses of Parliament in Asian sepia overlaid with a commemorative portrait in full colour of
Continue reading →The telephone disturbed the afternoon peace a few minutes ago. The line echoed in the manner of a Skype call; I had answered in French naturally, and the caller sounded hesitant.
‘Ms Raccoon’ said
Continue reading →In a forest in Northern France lies the little town of Compiègne. There you will find an exact replica of the historic railway carriage where Foch and Erzberger signed the agreement which ended the terrible
Continue reading →From reading AdvertisingBollocks I had a little perusal of the ASA FAQs to see why they would be so perverse as to make a decision to ban an advert shown mistakenly at a ungoddly hour of the morning
Continue reading →From Jack of Kent comes news that a petition is being drawn up to reform the libel laws.
English libel laws are some of the most unfair in the world. Unfair to writers and bloggers who are unable to freely express
Continue reading →Yesterday evening a new ‘fly on the wall’ documentary started on TV called ‘Coppers’, as an expose of the work of the Police it was very effective as various twitter comments started pouring in in support
Continue reading →Abject apologies for the abysmal appearance of the Raccoon blog over the past month.
It has been a month to forget, or should have been, were it not for the many individuals who offered unexpected advice
Continue reading →The Health & Safety Executive is the government department that decides what are the main aims of H&S. They decide what the rules and guidelines are. They are the ones that enforce any punishments for breaches
Continue reading →Management speak – don’t you just hate them? Here are some to get your emotions running wild over the weekend.
Now that we have a supposedly pro civil liberties inclined government in power it will be interesting to see whether they keep to all their promises regarding Gary McKinnon and his extradition to the USA
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