Monthly Archives: February 2011
Confession of the day
Fianna Fáil minister Conor Lenihan has conceded defeat in Dublin South West. “Unfortunately we are going to lose both seats here,” he told RTÉ television. “It’s not entirely a dishonourable place to be. Clearly the tide is out for Fianna … Continue reading
Filed under Fianna Fail, Ireland, Irish politics, sleaze.
Is there still a valid Voice in the Village?
How to make a bad situation worse. Continue reading
Filed under education, leftist politics., New York City
And “ginger rodent” offended?
Putting the boot in on Danny Alexander. Continue reading
Filed under human waste, London, Paul Waugh, politics, politicshome, Scotland, Tories.
Brown Windsor
For reasons that involve the mellifluously-fluting Lucinda Lambton and a rather special doll’s-house, the Lady in Malcolm’s life and the Pert Young Piece were in Windsor yesterday afternoon. Malcolm arranged to meet them after their tryst with Perry Worsthorne’s missus. That … Continue reading
Filed under air travel., Beer, Belgium, Britain, CAA, Detective fiction, Irish Times, London, Muswell Hill, pubs, travel
The not-so-great and the not-so-good, no:22
Sir Edmund Verney, and others Continue reading
Filed under Belfast, bigotry, Britain, civil rights, Conservative family values, crime, education, Elections, health, History, Ireland, Irish politics, politics, Private Eye, railways, sleaze., Tories.
Josh Lyman is da man!
A new beginning? Or an old nightmare? Continue reading
Filed under The West Wing, US Elections, US politics
Whitewashing the sepulchre
The unspeakable Lynne Featherstone. Continue reading
Irish immigrants
A History o Ireland in 100 Objects (Fintan O’Toole) and the marvellous Michael Viney. With additions. Continue reading
Filed under air travel., BBC, culture, Dublin., Europe, History, Ireland, Irish politics, Irish Times, Northern Ireland, politics, reading
Confirmation (were it needed)
The schizophrenic Tory Party Continue reading
Filed under BBC, Conservative family values, crime, Tories.
The price of a “free” school
The bare-faced cheek of Toby Young? Continue reading
