Special Friendships #1: The Foley scandal Special Friendships #2: Peerage probe police quiz Tories Special Friendships #3: White House in crisis over ‘Iraq lies’ claims Fireworks? Already? Tch. And I’ve only just started on this year’s guy. UPDATE – An … Continue reading →

BBC – We lied to win, says Hungary PM: Hungary’s prime minister has admitted saying that his party lied to the public to win April’s general election. Ferenc Gyurcsany’s admission came after Hungarian radio played a tape of a meeting … Continue reading →

This is just lovely. Go, enjoy, and then waste the rest of your afternoon with the B3ta newsletter from whence it came.

Ho-hum. La-de-dah. Pom-tee-pom. I’d link to more, but someone just broke Teh Interwebs. Hey… ‘member this? I Got The Number Of The Beast At The Bottle Tombola

OK, class… I have two homework assignments for you this weekend. You may choose either (or both for extra credit). 1. Relax, sit back and write/blog about your sofa. (No begging, use pictures if you can, and be creative if … Continue reading →

I’m neck-deep in a new music video (of the non-political money-making variety) so please excuse me if I only poke my head up over at Backing Blair for the next few days. Here are some thoughts on current events to … Continue reading →

I found the following lurking in Mr Brown’s latest budget: 7.29 Microgeneration technologies, such as solar heating and micro-wind, have the potential to contribute towards both improved energy security and lower carbon emissions. In order to stimulate demand for these … Continue reading →

Following the news that wholesale gas prices quadrupled on Monday, we’ve had a series of comforting brown-outs (voltage drops) in the Guildford area over the last couple of days. Tickles dark corners of my memory, so it does….

London’s sewers had been under considerable pressure for some time and were about to blow. Spectacularly. I found myself in Westminster and in touch with the right people just before it happened; I’m talking seconds before it happened. It was … Continue reading →

Officer, arrest that whale!