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Posted at 11:05pm Monday 23rd April 2007

Happy Saint George's Day

How sickening that after all the commercialisation and celebration around St Patrick's Day, I didn't see one mention on TV today of our English Patron Saint.

Posted at 10:12pm Wednesday 4th April 2007

Celebrate or Apologise?

200 years ago slavery was abolished in the British Empire. This was 70 odd years before anyone in my family was granted the right to vote as we were only common people, but I like to think we were right minded and celebrated in our homes and our churches.

Posted at 10:31pm Wednesday 28th February 2007

Fitter By Bus

Well I’ve been commuting in to York by bus for the last few weeks, having always travelled to work outside the City by car in the past. I must say it has been an eye opener.

Posted at 8:44pm Tuesday 6th February 2007

Bird Flu Smells Like Rat

Does anybody else smell a rat?

Posted at 11:23pm Wednesday 17th January 2007

The Best Flag in the World

So Gordon Brown thinks that giving England its own Parliament will lead to the Balkanisation of the UK does he?

Posted at 8:30am Tuesday 9th January 2007

Education, Education, Education (Private)

Nine years of Tony Blair's New Labour "improving" our state education system and where are we?

Posted at 8:37am Tuesday 2nd January 2007

Worry and Lose Weight

Well I've promised myself I'll exercise at least three times a week in 2007.

Posted at 10:48pm Wednesday 13th December 2006

13 Days To Go!

Must have gifts are being advertised on the TV and everywhere I hear Christmas Carols.

Posted at 10:59pm Thursday 7th December 2006

Man Removed From Scrap Heap!

Well it seems the experts (and the kind) were correct. Being made redundant is a new beginning.

Posted at 8:46pm Monday 27th November 2006

World War 2 - USA Repaid In Full

Yippee, we make the final payment to the Americans for the planes, ships and other weapons they supplied us during World War 2, "Lend Lease " as it was called. Not sure about the lend bit.

Posted at 10:45pm Tuesday 21st November 2006

Blasting MP3 Players

I sit in quiet on the Bus

Posted at 11:19pm Sunday 12th November 2006

Remembrance Day

I attended the York City game on Saturday and stood silently with the crowd in memory of our fallen war dead.

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