One of the best things to hit the internet on April 1st this year was the announcement of a comic book called the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: America 1988. Now, disgraced scientist Emmet Brown has to put together a new team to combat the growing threat of the Lost Boys and their leader, a newly […]
Entries from April 5th, 2010
Bank holiday canvassing
April 5th, 2010 · Comments Off on Bank holiday canvassing · Politics
This morning I went out to do some canvassing with Crawley’s new candidate, Chris Oxlade, for the first time. Obviously I have been out campaigning with him before, but he wasn’t the parliamentary candidate then. Very interesting, and very encouraging. I think he managed more doorstep conversions this morning than a vanload of Jehova’s Witnesses.
Tags: Elections
Split Enz
April 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Music
Time to admit to a yet another area of ignorance, a blind spot that I now feel thoroughly ashamed of. For some reason I looked up Split Enz on Wikipedia and found that they released 9 studio albums. I thought they had only made one or two.
Tags: WILT
Another classic Chris Kamara moment
April 4th, 2010 · Comments Off on Another classic Chris Kamara moment · Life
I stopped watching Gillette Soccer Saturday a while ago for some reason, and yesterday was out campaigning in Horsham anyway, but it looks like I missed a classic… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
Leadership coup BNP style
April 4th, 2010 · Comments Off on Leadership coup BNP style · Politics
Hoon and Hewitt’s attempt to knock Gordon Brown off his perch was shabby. John Major had his ‘bastards’ plotting against him. UKIP have a permanent soap opera with leaders, but at least none of them decided to change the leadership of their parties by plotting to kill the leader, as the BNP’s head of publicity […]
Tags: BNP
Intervention
April 4th, 2010 · Comments Off on Intervention · Politics
In Laura Moffatt’s last speech in Parliament she mentioned the many benefits of intervention, which turned out to be a very timely contribution because alst week also saw the publication of a pamphlet called The Red Tape Delusion, which explains the arguments for greater intervention in more detail.
Tags: Trade Unions
Down at the Doctors
April 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Life
Yes, yes, all very exciting: a rejuventated Doctor, a renovated Tardis, and a shiney new companion with the promise of more Daleks, Cybermen and Crying Angels in future episodes, but…
Smooth jazz Metallica
April 1st, 2010 · Comments Off on Smooth jazz Metallica · Music
Love this video, but still trying to adjust to the new YouTube layout. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
Tags: YouTube
Propellor Time
April 1st, 2010 · Comments Off on Propellor Time · Music
Propellor Time, the new album from Robyn Hitchcock is now available on Spotify. Only just started listening to it myself so can’t give a verdict yet – just glad to see it up there.
Tags: Spotify
Vote Oxlade
April 1st, 2010 · 10 Comments · Politics
Crawley Labour party met tonight to select its candidate for the general election and at the end of a long evening selected Chris Oxlade to step into Laura Moffatt’s shoes.
Tags: Crawley·Elections·Labour Party
