Daily Archives: May 30, 2011
The return of the bastards
Surely one couldn’t forget John Major’s “bastards”? — John Major’s rage and frustration with rightwing Tories boiled over this weekend when, in an outburst, he called three of his own cabinet members “bastards”. The onslaught against the Eurosceptic ministers not … Continue reading
Filed under Britain, ConHome, Conservative Party policy., David Cameron, Lib Dems, politics, Tim Montgomerie, Times
Death by a thousand c….
Ah, “Big Society” — we knew you well. After umpteen “re-launches” — most commentators count up to six — we should do. You were maimed at birth, unable to be called by a real name. “Social contract” was already taken. … Continue reading
Bardfest? Yikes!
In yesterday’s Observer there was Vanessa Thorpe noting that, predictably, the 2012 London “cultural Olympics” has its regular star: This country may be the birthplace of Chaucer, Milton, Austen, the Brontë sisters and Dickens, but Britain has only one dominant … Continue reading
Filed under Beer, Britain, Charles Dickens, cricket, culture, Literature, Observer, pubs, railways, reading, Shakespeare
unCorinthian
Is there not something inherently wrong with a sport management authority, “for the good of the game“, which needs an “Ethics Committee”? How unlike the game’s noble origins: The aims of the Club are to promote fair play and sportsmanship, … Continue reading
Filed under Ethical Man, History, policing, sleaze.
