I bought some new trainers yesterday. It shouldn’t be a big deal, but I’m really pleased with myself because I have been meaning to get new ones for at least six months. During that time I have been alternating between forgetting and putting it off because I can’t stand shopping for trainers. Seeing the huge […]
Entries from October 16th, 2011
Is this the big society?
October 15th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Politics
When Cameron and Maude started going on about the big society the closest we could get to working out what they meant was that some functions of the public sector would be done by ordinary citizens and/or charities. We presumed it meant things like parents running the after-school club at the local primary. It turns […]
Minipigs in paperback
October 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Life
Back in February I wrote about a book called Oink! My Life With Minipigs by local author Matt Whyman. It is now out in paperback with a new title Pig In The Middle. I still haven’t got round to reading it – all those freebies from Amazon keep piling up, which I won’t complain about. […]
Tags: Books
Council house building in Sussex
October 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Council house building in Sussex · Politics
A little plug for an event that may interest some people. The Crawley Independent Tenants Association is hosting a public meeting as part of the campaign for new council house building. This meeting is in Friary Hall, Crawley (by the bus station) on October 19th at 7:30pm. The invited speakers are Norman Baker MP, John […]
Tags: Housing
Won’t somebody please think of the children?
October 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on Won’t somebody please think of the children? · Politics
David Cameron’s latest big idea is truly inspiring. Well I’m inspired anyway. He has been persuaded by some religious charity that ISPs should make subscribers opt-in to being able to view sexually explicit websites.
Tags: Religion
Crawley Campaign Against Racism
October 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Life, Politics
Last night I went to the CCAR annual international social evening. Jayne was working so I had to go on my own; not a problem as I probably knew 100 of the people there. It was a bit of a special event, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the organisation, and my first real chance to […]
October 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on · Life
With Doctor Who and Torchwood both finishing, it was looking like I would have nothing to watch except for a few quiz and comedy shows and various music programmes. By chance I noticed two new series starting: Terra Nova on Sky 1 and Hidden on BBC1. Terra Nova is likely to be a bit of […]
Tags: TV
Heathwick or Gatrow
October 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Heathwick or Gatrow · Politics
I quite like this idea. Not that it is very feasible, but one reason why I like the idea of a very fast rail connection between Gatwick and Heathrow is that I was saying ten years ago that we should have one. During the last government’s study of runway capacity and expansion there was a […]
Tags: Aviation
Nifty Fifty
October 2nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Life
For my birthday Jayne treated me to a new lens for my camera: the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens, which is often referred to as the ‘nifty fifty’. What with one thing and another, I didn’t get round to really trying it out over the weekend, except for a really quick snap of the […]
