There is a nice piece in the Gruniads Comment is Free section on the disconnect between the mainstream media and the rest of the world. Of course it's very hard from here to tell if "user-generated" content is as representative as the main stream media says it is not. However …
Posted on Wed 18 June 2008 in general
Last night we headed to t'other Bury to meet up with Fliss' mum and friends for a pub quiz night. Apparently we bring depth to the team. This is the second time we have participated and yet again we managed a valiant second place (although we did beat the pub …
Well my comment on Nick Robinson blog is still stuck behind the moderation wall. I'm not sure why, I was only asking why he was covering political gossip rather than the actual issues of politics. I hope they tell me why at some point.
In fact the after the shock …
Posted on Mon 16 June 2008 in general
Since the new blog system came in at the BBC it seems my comments are less likely to get published. It's slightly troubling. Anyway the weekend:
Friday evening was mainly spent getting the bike working again for the weekend. I suffered a puncture on Thursday and it's been a while …
Well David Davies certainly got peoples attention. It's nice to be surprised by a politician for a change and it's certainly an issue that could do with more debate. Is it a political stunt though?
I think it's pretty clear it's not what the Tory's wanted to do, it's not …