AKA, why students are often such jerks. And older people are so patronising.
17 November 2010
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11 November 2010
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For the Fallen
We normally only quote the middle section of this. But I think the whole poem is worth re-reading. With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, … Continue reading
4 November 2010
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Twenty things that are toxic to sport
(If these seem a little football-centric, that’s because I watch more football than any other sport. Sorry about that.) Opening ceremonies Intrusive animated pitchside advertising hoardings Sepp Blatter Diving (other than in the Olympic diving pool, that is) Synchronised swimming … Continue reading
3 November 2010
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Letting private enterprise get wood
I’ve seen a lot of tweets and Facebook updates asking people to support this campaign to “save our forests”. I don’t support it. Here’s why. For a start, the campaign is extremely misleading. It gives the impression (probably deliberately) that … Continue reading
20 October 2010
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Ideology
I’m seeing a lot of tweets and Facebook statuses which complain that the spending review is driven by ideology rather than necessity. I’m inclined to agree. After all, we don’t need to reduce the deficit, at least not in the … Continue reading
11 October 2010
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The voice of the People
I got an email last week from a journalist researching a story on motorway services. Nothing hugely unusual about that, since I do run a popular website on the topic, and I’ve previously spoken to a variety of media including … Continue reading
2 August 2010
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Not an easy link to make
As part of my occasional series on organisations which think they can tell you where and where not to link to them, I found a classic of the genre at easyJet’s website. Not only are they under the entirely mistaken … Continue reading
10 July 2010
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Prince through the Looking Glass
I bought a copy of the Daily Mirror today. I don’t normally read it (except when I’m in the Chinese takeaway waiting for my order), but I bought it today in order to get hold of the new album by … Continue reading
30 June 2010
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30 Days of Music: 30 – My favourite song this time last year
So, it’s the end of 30 days of music. I’m not entirely sure what to make of “my favourite song this time last year”, since if you mean “all-time favourite” then it was still the same as my choice for … Continue reading
29 June 2010
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30 Days of Music: 29 – A song from my childhood
For all that music means to me now, I don’t have much memory of it from my childhood. Partly, that’s because we weren’t a particularly musical family – we had an ancient gramophone with some old 78s (I kid you … Continue reading