Since they had their spectacular success in the recent general election, the SNP have supplied two very potent images. One was when they all turned up for the Queen’s speech wearing matching floral buttonholes and the other was the debate where theygreatly outnumbered all the other parties. That second one was strange because the chamber […]
Entries from May 31st, 2015
Pop Quiz
May 21st, 2015 · Comments Off on Pop Quiz · Music
A quick question. Here is a quote from Music Week in 1973 Peter and Mary were almost pushed off stage; girls fainted in the traditional fashion, floodlights and coppers’ helmets were knocked over – and you could hardly hear XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX singing for the fans’ frenzied screaming. What is XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX replacing? Hint: you know the first thing […]
But I did go to Specsavers!
May 19th, 2015 · Comments Off on But I did go to Specsavers! · Life
Came home from shopping the other day and only then noticed that I had picked up a tub of mango pieces (which I am not keen on) instead of pineapple (which I am very keen on). And this is a couple of weeks after going to Specsavers!
Tags: Adverts
Technology nil, Skuds 2
May 19th, 2015 · Comments Off on Technology nil, Skuds 2 · Technology
I got my user ID and password for the Town Hall network today, so I popped in after work and got myself all set up so I can now get to the emails from home. That is going to make everything a lot easier from now on. I think I got to it in the […]
Tags: Computing
Not lost in translation
May 19th, 2015 · Comments Off on Not lost in translation · Life
As I have mentioned before, one of my favourite things is to get hold of pre-publication proofs of new books, especially if they are well-written and a pleasure to read. Last week I read just such a book – The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent. Apart from anything I think the writer deserves […]
Electile dysfunction
May 9th, 2015 · Comments Off on Electile dysfunction · Politics
The last day or so went by in a bit of a blur, with frantic last-minute campaigning, the election day stuff itself and then the two election counts and a disrupted sleep cycle. As I am not any sort of political expert, there is zero chance of me composing a reasoned and erudite essay about […]
Tags: Elections
Tactical voting
May 5th, 2015 · Comments Off on Tactical voting · Politics
Sky News were talking about websites that facilitate vote-swapping for people wanting to vote tactically this year, like VoteSwap and Swap My Vote. I have been lucky in that I have never lived anywhere that tactical voting would have applied for me, Labour has always been 1st or 2nd so a pro-Labour vote is the […]
Tags: Elections
