From this Monday, the whole might of the law will prevent supermarkets from giving free carrier bags to consenting adults. Not really a proper law, but an Order made under the Climate Change Act, which allows extra
Continue reading →Asda’s Got a Brand New Bag
How to cook a man – a recipe for contentment
My special friend Gildas the Monk has been feeling a bit down lately. So here is a special recipe which revives him when the cares and woes of the world seem to be getting on top
Continue reading →Everybody Here but those Turkeys
It was late morning in the Porcument, and Peter the Pig was in mid-nap, dreaming of better times.
Was it really only a few years ago the heroic Sir Stuart Bell had spent days and weeks
Continue reading →iPad; iPoo;
Femspot: Sex on Roller Skates
I’m a huge fan of the silliness which can easily find it’s way into over-literal analysis from a feminist viewpoint.
This is what “Joanna Allan”, the blogger at Your Daughters Will Be Next, Continue reading →
When Spamalot met Murphalot
Said Murphalot of Spamalot (March 12 2012):
I’ve just realised that Eoin Clarke’s Left Labour blog The Green Benches is Continue reading →
Vera Baird and the Ineptocracy
We maintain a healthy interest in the Life and Times of Vera Baird, known as the ‘Towering Inferno’ (apparently she explodes when insufficiently respected).
Our Vera is now perambulating – presumably at significantly Continue reading →
London 2012 Olympic Torch Flames Going Postal
So you can’t afford an Official Olympic Torch from the 2012 Relay, complete with 8000 holes:
Representing the inspirational
Continue reading →Jubilee Photo Competition
Something to get you in the mood for the weekend – or not. Depends on whether you are a Monarchist or Republican.
Continue reading →Why did the chicken cross the road?
US: To go to the other side of the road.
LIB DEMS: For it is a good move. Life is a lot better on the other
Continue reading →Design Decisions to Die For
A couple of months ago I explored the subject of the best teapot in the world, and why it was a stainless steel version made for an ocean liner in the 1950s.
Giving Israel the Bird
Just in case you were wondering what preoccupies the waking thoughts of the readers and shareholders of the Morning Star.
The paper has both a daily quiz and
Continue reading →A Common European Language
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
Continue reading →Sunny Hundal’s Political Full House
(Trivia Warning: London Mayoral froth)
Brilliant stuff from the Hundal Monster, explaining to the world from how he
Continue reading →Fantasy government
So we know that the current government are a shower of numbnuts by their handling of the tanker driver’s dispute and subsequent fuel shortages. We also know that the previous lot were worse seeing as we are now
Continue reading →Now for something completely different…
Diabetics get more Legoff
Latvia has its one-legged lesbians, according to Mr Webcameron.
Bristol has its one-legged diabetics, according to the
Continue reading →Dr Eoin-a-Likes
This is a completely frivolous post, especially in that in mentions Dr Eoin Clarke, who stamps roses on everything in search of a sweet-smelling but prickly existence. Continue reading →
Da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da Gnatman !
There are three truths that are unlikely ever to be universally acknowledged about Scottish Politics:
Firstly, that First Minister’s Questions at Holyrood are even more a game of
Continue reading →Ken Livingstone of the One Percent
Ken Livingstone has been a little excoriating about bankers and other rich people avoiding what he thinks should be their taxes:
THESE rich bastards just don’t get it…No one should be allowed to
Continue reading →Occupy London, Summarised
Brilliant. The best art is serendipitous. via @VorianK
occupy london, occupylsx, occupy st pauls
How Twitter Times Change
Under Saturday morning Extreme Trivia, I’ve just been reminded of two Twitter incidents from way back in 2009. Firstly, Armando Iannucci’s reaction when he was listed as a “Guest Contributor” by
Continue reading →Groundhog Day
Today is February 2 and it marks Groundhog’s Day, the annual celebration of Marmota monax‘s interaction with his shadow.
What’s that got to do with this
Continue reading →Off Colour
Keeping France Afloat
For the last couple of days President Sarkozy has been looking slightly like a 1.65 metre man standing at the bottom of a 1.75 metre puddle having a rhetorical go at the old enemy, but blowing a
Continue reading →Bus advert fail
Ignore for the moment that the picture shows that Windows has failed to load on the computer driving the display.
Just think back a bit. Back behind the bus. In the brain of the driver of the car behind the bus.
Do
Continue reading →His and her’s diary
Her Diary:
Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird.
We had made plans to meet at a nice restaurant for dinner.
Continue reading →Occupy Fashion #occupylsx
Occupy Fashion, New York Style (Source)
… and in London:
