Aug
31
Presence Of Malice
August 31, 2002 | Comments Off
The BBC has apologised for posting the lyrics of homophobic (in some cases violently so) songs on the Radio 1 website as part of the promotion for BBC TWO’s History of Reggae series. I know it’s an old parallel to draw, but if a lyric advocated beating up or setting fire to women, or […]
Aug
31
Almost Done, But Not Yet Dusted
August 31, 2002 | Comments Off
Chris has this unusually long overlap in which he’s moved into his new home, but still has the old one, which on the one hand seemed very useful, because it meant he didn’t have to move the stuff that he was definitely moving, sort though the stuff that might go or might get junked, and […]
Aug
30
The Work/Play Balance
August 30, 2002 | 3 Comments
Every now and then, I really love my job. How many other people get to read useful, cogent emails from their colleagues that close:
“Anyway, I’ll get back to making Barnaby’s balls move.”?
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Aug
30
The Straw Poll
August 30, 2002 | Comments Off
You can imagine the scene at the Blairgowrie ladies coffee morning: “Hello, I’m Jack Straw … I’m now convinced that provided we can create a subsidiarity watchdog and curb the EU’s agricultural protectionism then we should vote yes in the euro referendum, don’t you agree?”
Jackie Ashley, in yesterday’s Guardian, follows up on Jack Straw’s recent […]
Aug
30
The Work/Life Balance
August 30, 2002 | Comments Off
Twice as many employees would apparently work fewer hours than win the lottery, according to a survey carried out by the DTI’s Work-Life Balance Campaign, and the number of people working more than sixty hours a week has increased to one in six. I’ve just seen Ruth Lea of the Institute of Directors being […]
Aug
29
Get Your War On
August 29, 2002 | 6 Comments
A mixed bag of links:
Hugo Young in The Guardian looks at the American attitude to the possible assault on Iraq, and notes that critics have finally broken cover in the US, and to general astonishment - they’re Republicans.
The US wants to learn why it’s unpopular. Apparently.
“Convince me. Publish the dossier. If I am going […]
Aug
29
Woefully domestic
August 29, 2002 | Comments Off
Well, having said how busy I seem to have been lately earlier on, this evening I almost feel like I’ve been back living my own life again. Since I got in I’ve eaten, put some washing on, brushed the cat, done my weekly posting elsewhere, caught a bit of TV, upgraded the drivers on […]
Aug
29
Insert clever ‘headless chicken’ allusion here
August 29, 2002 | 3 Comments
The last few days have seemed really busy, both at home and especially at work. I’ve been up to my eyes in documents of one kind or another, those I’ve been creating, those I’ve been receiving from clients, those I’ve been checking on behalf of other people, plus I’ve had last minute requests for […]
Aug
28
The stuff you find when you clear out an attic….
I’ve seen more photos from various points in my past than I had any desire to see.
I’d already uncovered books, videos and CDs that I’d forgotten I ever owned, and now I’ve found more.
I’m seriously thinking of posting a list of stuff up here and saying […]
Aug
28
In the interests of fair play, I should point out that, admittedly the better part of two months later, my MP has finally responded to the message I sent him via FaxYourMP regarding the proposed extension to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. Beneath a hand-written apology for the delay in replying was a […]