The white poppy raises its annual slow news day head. Personally I think this is self-righteousness gone loopy. Yes, of course peace is a Good Thing. But remembrance is a day to pay homage to those people who, for better or worse, have been killed in war in our names. Wear your white poppy on… Continue reading Poppies
Category: musings
Is the A-list really not working?
Some Lib Dem bloggers have been very keen to crow about the reported ‘failure’ of the Tory A-list at attracting ethnic minority candidates. Personally, I’m not so sure we should be quite so triumphalist. According to the statistics published in the Telegraph today, of the winnable Tory seats that have selected thus far, 5% of… Continue reading Is the A-list really not working?
The Speaker Phone Menace
Has anyone else noticed a growing phenomenon of people using their mobile phones like walkie-talkies? In other words, they switch the phone onto ‘speaker’ and then talk into it like you could a dictaphone, as opposed to holding it up to your ear. It’s an exceptionally annoying habit. Not only do you get to listen… Continue reading The Speaker Phone Menace