In the 1960s and 70s a young Aussie called Margaret Court was the undisputed champ of women’s tennis. She was the Martina of her day. The proto-Williams. Sharapova without steroids. She was a winner. Yet even back then she had views that were… different. At a time when everyone was boycotting South Africa because of – Read More-
Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury; I shall present you with evidence over the course of this trial, to show that security measures currently employed in this allegedly fair and democratic nation, are in fact just hi-tech versions of spying. And the Plaintiff, Lila Sophia Bell, has indeed had her human rights abused by this – Read More-
First Diana Abbott malfunctioned when asked 2 weeks ago about police numbers and costing. She had no clue. Started mumbling and conjuring figures out of thin air on the Nick Ferrari show. “Errrr… that’ll cost… errrr… just a minute… YES, 300,000 a year”. So that’s paying policemen £30 a year each then? enquired Ferrari. “Oh… – Read More-
Some decisions are hard to make. Not exactly ‘Sophie’s Choice’ but, like, which tennis racquet should I buy? Because someone, (no names mentioned, RAAACHELLLL!!!) broke my last one. Ok, she would probably say that ‘the string broke’, whereas some of us are not so accepting of so-called ‘accidents!!!’. I normally wait about 3 years til – Read More-
What do you do on a rainy bank holiday monday when you’ve just spent 2 hours with the granddaughter and had her wrenched screaming (me, not her) from my vice-like grip? You bake a cake, that’s what real men do. A cheesecake in fact. Which I’ve never made but my mum made the best everrrrrr – Read More-
I love films. And because I’m a total and unrelenting movie snob, I only really watch them at the cinema. And I love art house films and French films and Iranian films and Korean lesbian films and… well, any lesbian films really, and I even like films that say nothing and go nowhere. Except Koyaanisqatsi – Read More-
So we had Manchester, now we’re back on the election. But its a new election now. Economy’s important, Brexit’s Brexit but its all about who can make us safer. From terrorists, from ISIS, from all manner of loonies intent on causing pain and death because they’re bastards. And apparently we currently possess 23,000 jihadists in – Read More-
We need to stop using electricity. Like now. The planet’s dying. Carbon is the killer. In case you missed that. And generating electricity burns coal. That’s how we do it. Newton’s law: energy cannot be created, only changed from one form to another. So we burn hydrocarbons and they provide electricity that we need to – Read More-
This is Lila. You all know her. She’s ‘my’ baby. Others may claim her but she’s mine. And I’ve posted one or two photos of her and she’s always gorgeous and happy and serene and wonderful. She’s that kind of baby. Ok, she has her moments, but they really are quite few and far between. – Read More-
So the election’s in full swing, the sun’s shining, the football season has finished, leaving the game in ‘grand finale’ mode, starting tonight, if you don’t count the playoffs, with Manchester United playing Ajax in Stockholm for the EUFA Cup. Oddly the only trophy United have never lifted. Mainly because they’ve never been bad enough – Read More-