Lord Winston’s appearance in adverts for “clever milk” (“fishy milk” would be more accurate, but clearly St. Ivel’s marketing consultants felt it didn’t quite project the image they wished to convey) has convinced me further that we are sliding into the Judge Dredd universe. In Get Smart, entrepreneur Otto Sump markets a new brand of… Continue reading Milking it for all he’s worth
Category: musings
Too much TV
I managed to catch the last 45 minutes of the Beeb’s new retelling of Much Ado About Nothing. It was better than I expected it to be, although I still can’t see the point of doing Shakespeare without the language (he isn’t particularly remembered for his great plots). Perversely though, it reminded me of one… Continue reading Too much TV
Council Taxballs
The Sunday Torygraph and its counterparts in the Commons are getting their knickers in a twist over reports that, as it’s headline says: Government to tax the view from your house Older readers may recall that there was a time when the Telegraph was regarded as a “serious” newspaper. This story is face-slappingly ridiculous on… Continue reading Council Taxballs