Well, yesterday my beloved and I went for a wander round the Carnival, which Metro told her is the largest street festival in Europe. It certainly seems to create the largest collection of empty bottles and assorted rubbish in this …
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What the hell’s happening?
Has my computer gone mad? All of a sudden I’ve been hit by a torrent of Viagra offers, a never ending stream of requests to watch eccentric maidens doing bizarre things with their family pets, and a rich cornucopia of …
Read MoreWhat the hell’s happening?
Has my computer gone mad? All of a sudden I’ve been hit by a torrent of Viagra offers, a never ending stream of requests to watch eccentric maidens doing bizarre things with their family pets, and a rich cornucopia of …
Read MoreSeig Heil, you undisciplined worms! Advice for budding Hitlers
I keep getting messages from people inviting me to various seminars. I think some are drafted by retired members of the Gestapo Inhuman Resources Kommando. One a week ago read: “Managing Employees from Hell: Discipline That Gets Results” Discipline Do’s …
Read MoreJournalistic mysteries – and crabs
Some mornings I walk to work. I’ve never managed to get my time below an hour, but I keep trying. Other mornings I catch the tube at Sloane Square, and I’ve never managed to understand what lunatic at News International …
Read MorePOLICE TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY STOPPED FOOTBALL FANS FROM KILLING EACH OTHER
With acknowledgements to the Daily Mash – and apologies to any West Ham supporters in our office. SENIOR police officers have been told to explain why they prevented rival gangs of West Ham and Millwall fans from beating from each …
Read MoreWell, we pay the stupid pricks
In the never-never land of the public sector what do they do with their time? How come current defence projects are over budget by £35 billion and arrive five years later than expected? Why don’t they notice little babies are …
Read MoreYasmin Ahmad
Today I read of the death of a Malaysian filmmaker I had never heard of before. Her name was Yasmin Ahmad. She made a very short (3 minute) very touching film not long ago, to be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mJ9BBXQ7d8 She …
Read MoreNo 1, London – and a hard day out in town
Apart from other people’s holiday snaps – or any chief executive’s PowerPoint presentation – few prospects can be gloomier than hearing about someone else’s party. So only read on if you’d like to plan a perfect day out in London …
Read MoreAlcohol-related crime wave
I see the Manchester police have launched a crackdown on alcohol-related violent crime. Yesterday as a prelude to my birthday my radiant companion and her sister planned to take me on a mini-pub crawl from Holland Park to chez nous …
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