There's a scene in the movie 'Blazing Saddles' where the Waco Kid, being asked why he's ended up in prison for drunkenness, bewails the fact that when he was the well known gun-slinger everyone wanted…
I appreciate that this is likely to be one of those posts that will annoy some folks, but, here we go. A couple of days ago I was invited by two or three separate people to join Facebook Groups and si…
No, nothing to do the 1970s TV series with Ricardo Montalban as a bloke who made wishes come true on an Island with a combination of technology, actors and smoke and mirrors. Although..... Nope, thi…
OK - first of all apologies for the title. It's just that the trivial background behind this post made me very angry this morning. I may just be having a grump, heading for a cold or suffering from …
In ancient Jewish society, the scapegoat was a normal goat that was ceremonially loaded with all the sins of the community, and then driven from town in to the wilderness, as part of the ceremonies ar…
I think it's safe to say that these days I rarely agree with the behaviour of Government Ministers. Part of it is a knee jerk reaction (:) ) and part of it is that Government Ministers rarely seem to…
I appreciate that this is likely to be read as a massive attack on the Welfare State by some, and that I'll be suspected of channeling the political spirits of Norman Tebbit, Margaret Thatcher and Ati…
A little while ago I turned the TV on to get the lunchtime news, and was staggered to find Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) on 3 BBC Channels - BBC News, BBC Parliament and BBC 2 - and also on Sky ne…
For anyone who's been asleep or under a particularly soundproofed rock for the last few weeks, here's a quick 'catch up'. Nick Griffin, leader of the UK's Far Right British National Party, was invite…
There's a line in Blackadder that sprang to mind today as I read the headlines on the BBC website: "If a Cannibal opened your head he wouldn't have enough brain to cover a water biscuit" The headline …