From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Opening Ceremony?

September 30, 2009
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It’s Party Conference time again and the politicians and policy makers are sound-biting and persuading, flag-waving and chest-beating, egotistically eulogising and I’m afraid I just cannot take it seriously.
I tried to listen as Tessa Jowell ‘bigged-up’ the looming 2012 London Olympics with her assurances that the event would employ gerzillions [...]

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The Sun has Got its Hat on…….

September 30, 2009
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Hip, Hip, Hip, Hooray,
The Sun has got its hat on,
and its coming out for Dave.……
That little ditty prompted one of my commentators to ask whether “newspapers still have enough clout to influence elections?” It is a very good question, and one where I am sure the main stream media would like to be confident of [...]

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The Forum Furies.

September 29, 2009
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Orestes pursued by the Furies by Adolphe-William Bouguereau
In the Eumenides there is a passage redolent of the current trend for avenging ‘wrongs’ that are perceived not to be addressed by the legal system.

If this legal action triumphs,
if now this matricide prevails,
then newly set divine decrees
will overthrow all order.
Mortals will at once believe
that everything’s permitted.
From [...]

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Fouetté jeté de Hoodie……

September 29, 2009
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Try to imagine a Labour Government Minister waxing lyrical about an attempt to instill extreme discipline in a group of young Hoodie’s in deepest Hackney by induction into the art of square bashing – or ‘bring back National Service’ as the knee jerkers like to say.
Syncronised movement, hours of back breaking precision and structure training [...]

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Confucius, he say…..

September 28, 2009
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Picture courtesy of David Forward.
Confucius he say – “man not taking prescription painkillers could still be taking Mono Amine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)” – which are not a “prescription painkiller”. A wise old bird Confucious, 2.650 years old today.
10 Downing Street are complaining bitterly today that Gordon was ‘Marred’ by Andrew Marr raising a matter of [...]

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“and with one leap Jack was free”

September 27, 2009
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Peter Mandelson, the Business Secretary with an interest in innovative computer technology, has, in the blink of a scaly binary eyelid, moved to the right of the decimal point – from protecting the interests of No 10. to protecting the interests of No 1.
On the eve of the Labour conference, already reeling from the Tonga [...]

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Exclusive – Tonga v Scotland The Premier Championship

September 27, 2009

90th minute plus …BBC has exposed the long accepted bromide that defence wins championships. With Scotland’s defence hobbled by a long play from Clifford, the Attorney-General weathered Tonga’s early onslaught and fought back with style. Dominant midfielder play led by Brown and Mandelson.
90th minute plus … Clifford for Tonga.
87th minute … Brown’s ball sails over [...]

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