Newsnight are trying to say that the Crick-copter is there to track down exciting “under the radar” local stories, why then was Thursday’s visit to Sedgefield filled with the same cliches as every other report from the constituency […]

Hands up who knew there was a tiki bar in Kennington (caution, site constructed entirely using flash)? And one that puts indie bands on, at that. It is a truly mental place, big coconut-related cocktails on cheap (on a Thursday at least), bartender[…]

link Newsnight couldn’t be more excited about the election if they tried (and, for the next fours weeks, they will try), I almost expected Paxo to say “this is even more fun than a WAR!!!” but the highlight has to be Michael Crick I[…]

Pandas still rubbish. Is messing this poor genetic dead-end about (come on poor old panda, let us move you somewhere where the bamboo isn’t in flower) less cruel than just letting the poor buggers die out?[…]

with apologies to, um, everyone really…
All pets are quite useless according to Terry Nutkins
Petra 1962 to 1977
Freda the Tortoise 1963 to 1979
Get Down Shep! 1971 to 1987 RIP
The Littlest Hobo 1958 to 1985
Jack and Jill, Maggie and Jim, Willo[…]

Jamie’s School Dinners
Now whilst I applaud his efforts to improve the diets of school children and am finding the programme very interesting (apart from the family bits, why does he do this? Jools clearly doesn’t enjoy it) there is one t[…]

Can you guess what the last song was?[…]

oh no posting derailed by ROMEO!!!
MUST DANCE…[…]

A great piece on football and community by David Conn in today’s graun (hidden away in the Society bit). Good quotage (near the bottom) too in an accompanying piece. Interestingly the pictures used to illustrate the article (in the actual pap[…]

Eng-er-land, Eng-er-land, Eng-er-land!!
England football teams have won twice in two days!! On Wednesday night the National Game XI (made up of players under 23 from non-league football) put three past Holland and last night the Women’s team p[…]