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Joseph Wright of Derby

June 21st, 2006 · 2 Comments · Life

I made another flying visit to the National Gallery at lunchtime today.
I really should go there with some sort of plan to visit different rooms each time and eventually get round all of it, but I keep returning to the room with the Canaletto and Guardi paintings, then fly past the Turners, Constables and Gainsboroughs [...]

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Nuclear deterrent

June 21st, 2006 · 11 Comments · Politics

Just who do we think that our nuclear deterrent is supposed to deter?  Gordon Brown is talking about renewing Trident at a cost of anywhere between £10bn and £25bn. The way defence contracts go it will be nearer to £25bn and possibly higher.
That has to be something like £500 for every man, woman and child [...]

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Anti-social behaviour in Broadfield

June 21st, 2006 · No Comments · Life

There is a meeting of the Broadfield Forum at the community center on Monday July 3rd at 7pm and the theme of the meeting is anti-social behaviour.
As the posters for it say:
The forum is an opportunity for Broadfield residents to discuss local issues with councillors and officers of Crawley Borough Council, the police and other [...]

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