Posted in Uncategorized on May 16th, 2010
So we got to Spain in the end - the issue is now whether we will get back! Lot of interesting stuff emerging about the Icelandic volcanoes and the prospects of them going into an active period which could screw up air travel for years. If that happens they will have achieved what the greens [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 8th, 2010
I think the sweetest moment of election night was seeing the face of Jacqui Smith, the former Home Secretary disgraced in the expenses scandal, as she lost her seat. Sometimes democracy does work!
But now we have a hung parliament. The good news is that it does seem - despite all his arrogant pomposity about his [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 15th, 2009
Well the old fart has hit 65 and the generous Government assistance can’t come a moment too soon now that we are upsizing. Actually we have decided to help the Government in its initiative to keep people in work for as long as possible - but that does not mean we do not want the pension, thank [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 12th, 2009
So now it is the Tories who are taking the bashing on expenses. Clearly there are a whole bunch of them who have had their snouts in the trough in the same way as we have been hearing about the Labour politicians. But here is the difference. Harriet Harman is still droning on about the [...]
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