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From Pepys' Diary, July 1663… ".. my Lord Bristoll hath this day impeached my Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords of High Treason. The chief of the articles are these: [..] 4th. He did carry on the design of … Continue reading
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Ah, a wireless network adaptor card: "No need to open your computer – simply plug into a
Like several other retailers, Viking Direct currently have a 'we'll refund the cost if England win [the soccer World Cup]' offer on something desirable, in this case a TV and speakers, normally about £800 inc VAT. "Hmm, Viking have a … Continue reading
Odd that expected news can be so unexpected, in its timing at least. The naughty side of me wants to suggest that 24th May should become 'shag someone else's boyfriend' day in his memory… it's what he liked doing 🙂
You get a lot of 'SELL your property via us!!' stuff through the door. 2% of a million is… rather more than some(?) of them deserve: Faron Sutaria will endevour to sell your home for the best possible price in … Continue reading
Hmm, yes, this is good. Never having read it, I've looked up some of the differences between it and the orginal, and I can see why some people don't like them, but as a standalone film, it Works with some … Continue reading
Mike, the person behind politicalbetting.com, is also a 'major gifts fundraiser' and recently posted that Blair was selling peerages too cheaply – apparently it costs £5m+ to get an honourary degree from Oxbridge. But it's worse than that: if the … Continue reading
Work colleagues were looking at me (even more) strangely following my running commentary on the World at One interview with Gulam Noon about the issue of Labour donors getting peerages and knighthoods (just as Tory ones do). On radio, no-one … Continue reading