Iain Dale has started a meme which has the virtue of being a lot less annoying than most of the others that periodically do the rounds on the blogosphere. My earliest political memory (born: 1974) was Thatcher going to 10 Downing Street after the 1979 General Election. However, my brain has cross-referenced it with the… Continue reading Earliest Political Memory Meme
Month: June 2006
Wayne made me do it
Earlier this year I watched Derren Brown’s The Heist in which Channel 4’s favourite mentalist brainwashed a bunch of ordinary (albeit somewhat grasping) people to rob a bank using little more than a bunch of images, noises and meditation techniques. I was reminded of this seeing the Nike ad today appearing in various newspapers –… Continue reading Wayne made me do it
Not dead yet
I’ve been terrible at blogging recently – it’s amazing how quickly you can get out of the habit. I’ve been attempting to write a piece for Hands Off Our Future only to keep getting side-tracked (this evening my excuse being the need to watch the third part of the excellent Tory! Tory! Tory!). A couple… Continue reading Not dead yet