George W Bush     2005-10-30

Every time I see George W on my TV I find myself not just listening to what he says but looking more closely at how he says it. (more…)

Labels: When was the last service?

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bird     2005-10-29

On Thursday last week the British prison system was just 373 inmates short of being completely full. When it is full it’s forced, at great expense, to ask the police to keep inmates in their station cells. (more…)

Labels: When was the last service?

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Oxbridge     2005-10-29

Up and nowhere seems an odd way to talk of institutions ranked 3rd and 4th respectively in a poll of the world’s best universities. (more…)

Labels: Turn Left...back there

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photoblog     2005-10-28

Neither ‘fefi-ing, ‘ nor ‘ho-humming’ of late. My apologies, but I’ve ben busy setting up a sister blog for my photos. It’s called [dashdashdash](http://www.dashdashdash.com). Please take a look. (more…)

Labels: Well, we're here... I think.

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Cubic feet     2005-10-18

Not, definitely, an enormous non-subliminal reference to East London’s trendy White Cube gallery, (more…)

Labels: Was that a Camel?

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Foppish…moi?     2005-10-17

I’ve just discovered the difference between a fop and a dandy. Not that I’d been hugely struggling to find out up until now but Ian Kelly makes the distinction in his new book Beau Brummel: the Ultimate Dandy. (more…)

Labels: It's either the left brain or the right

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Sandstorm     2005-10-17

A sandstorm looks like delaying the result, and there may have to be a recount in some areas, but the latest Iraqi elections look very promising.
The signs are that they’re much more nuanced than anyone had a right to expect even a few months ago, with the Sunnis delivering
the biggest suprise. It looks as though their hard-liners may have failed in their bid to have the consitution vetoed by mobilising fellow Sunnis to vote it down en bloc (more…)

Labels: Turn Right ... er, now

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What’s your beef     2005-10-15

357,000 “meals ready to eat ” are sitting uneaten in an Arkansas warehouse at a cost of £9,000 a day in storage fees. The meals were donated to the Americans by the British to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. (more…)

Labels: Upside down, maybe?

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Lawrence of Arabia     2005-10-14

I’ve never really taken to motor bikes since a BSA Bantam, a large unfriendly hedge and myself came together at the tender age of 10. Since that day I’ve always looked back. (more…)

Labels: Slow down

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porridge     2005-10-13

Thousands of prisoners are to be released early from UK prisons due to overcrowding. They will be ‘electronically tagged’, according to today’s Times, and subject to curfews. (more…)

Labels: Upside down, maybe?

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