I don't normally watch it, but thanks to Jonny Nexus for pointing out an episode of Property Ladder. He spent £93k without telling his wife. Or getting a structural survey on a listed property that's a mess and falling down. … Continue reading
People are just tackling Tony Blair on the issue of GPs only giving appointments 48 hours in advance. Clearly the one we were trying to get an appointment at for someone a few weeks ago is not the only one … Continue reading
Apparently, "There will only be a few changes" for us. That's good, but what are they? A new contract number A new account number New product codes and descriptions .. revised invoice and delivery note[s] [Different dates] … or just … Continue reading
One of the people on my "friends" list, thus proving once more how silly it is to call it that, is Samuel Pepys, pepysdiary. Yesterdays entry, for Saturday 19 April 1662: This morning, before we sat, I went to Aldgate; … Continue reading
Iain was picked to be Tory leader because he wasn't a rabid leftie radical like Portillo or Clarke, ie people who could actually reverse the decline in popularity and influence. Far better to have someone sound, at least as far … Continue reading
Susie Bright on the late Andrea Dworkin. The most interesting omission from the googlism is "Andrea Dworkin is wrong", which was a popular t-shirt slogan among American bisexual women back in the late 80s/early 90s. I'm struck by the difference … Continue reading
We like travelling by Eurotunnel: it's fast and doesn't suffer from the weather or (much) from industrial action. But a £150 premium over travelling by ferry? (£220+ vs £70) Erm, no thanks. Maybe that's one of the reasons why you're … Continue reading
We have a spiffy new intranet at work, otherwise known as hosting a minimal webserver on my PC with a PHP-based message board for internal notices. Because I just know that half the staff aren't going to refresh their browsers … Continue reading
Last month, the Countryside Alliance got stuffed in the High Court, appeal and today they got stuffed in the Appeal Court. I thoroughly recommend reading court judgements – pick one at random from bailii or courtservice.gov.uk and let me know … Continue reading
Please remind me of the depths to which assorted Tory spokespeople have sunk over the issue of 'immigration' recently and this past weekend in particular. If I still want to do it, I have clearly been taken over by an … Continue reading