about 2 months ago - No comments
and for a bit of context on what that headline means…
about 3 months ago - 7 comments
So… on the night when David Cameron finally became Prime Minister, HyperHam and I had the following conversation: HH: “Why is Mrs Cameron standing at the back, pregnant and far away from her husband?” AW: “Well, we’re living in Tory times now.” To me, this was so amazingly funny and of-the-moment, that I immediately posted
about 4 months ago - No comments
So it’s been two weeks since my last update of what the election candidates seem to be doing in the 78th Tory target seat of Hammersmith. So this is what I’ve been observing locally at least: Labour Labour have definitely gone for a personal approach. Aside from a couple of flyers stuffed through my letterbox
about 4 months ago - 1 comment
So, Gillian Duffy from Rochdale reportedly says: “All these Eastern Europeans what are coming in – where are they flocking from?” Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in a private conversation with one of his aides shortly afterwards, describes her as “bigoted”. What do you think?
about 4 months ago - 1 comment
So, I happen to live in the 78th Tory target seat, in a seat that’s currently held by a Labour MP (who couldn’t be bothered to discuss the Digital Economy Bill in the House of Commons). My council ward is a top target for the Liberal Democrats. Let’s see how much effort they’re putting into
about 5 months ago - No comments
So finally, at long last, America has joined the rest of the world in offering near-universal healthcare to its’ citizens, instead of relying on a hodgepodge of private health insurance coverage. And about bloody time too, if my brief peek into the world of American healthcare was anything to go by. HyperHam and I were
about 6 months ago - 1 comment
would they want to charge overseas tourists $10 to register for the privilege of visiting America. So they can fund a travel tourism promotion group aimed at … getting overseas tourists to come to America. And explain to tourists why they have to be fingerprinted and give away lots of their personal details. Nothing like
about 10 months ago - No comments
The Evening Standard carries a story about a black couple, outraged that their waitress scribbled ‘black couple’ on their bill, when they were the only couple dining. The thing is, I’ve kind of done this myself while running my parents’ Chinese takeaway, scribbling descriptive notes on their order because I have a huge tendency to
about 10 months ago - No comments
BBC News: “Some Anglican clergy have said they are ready to accept an offer to join the Roman Catholic Church at a meeting of about 600 conservative priests. … Many who are considering conversion are unhappy at women bishops being introduced into the Church of England.”
about 10 months ago - 2 comments
So… For what it’s worth, I think the BBC had to treat the BNP – and Nick Griffin – as any other politician. To set up a rule deciding on which political parties deserved coverage – and then to ignore it because you didn’t like the results – would be about as unBritish as you
about 7 months ago
Are you sure that’s an AP shot? I couldn’t see a credit.
Although it looks like a cheap stunt, I’m not sure that a decent agency photographer would stage such a photo. It’s a bit of a photojournalism cliche these days to have the child’s toy in the wreckage, though of course press outlets love to publish that kind of stuff. It could be that a vigilant snapper saw an opportunity and seized it.
It was probably that or more gruesome stuff. But I simply don’t believe that photographers routinely carry around battered children’s toys so they can plant them in disaster zones.
about 7 months ago
I spotted that photo on a BBC News story which carried the AP credit under the photo, but of course the photo got replaced.