Myths
I’m grateful to the 46 of my Facebook friends who have posted, on various occasions, the image above as their contribution to the debate. I’d like to bust the mythbustings, and then bust a few of my own (next time). … Continue reading Myths
Month: May 2016
Sadiq
Here is Sadiq Khan, newly elected Mayor of London, on the EU today: I believe being part of Europe will mean more jobs and opportunities for all Londoners and more trade, business and exports for our city. We also know … Continue reading Sadiq
T-shirts
So shock horror news of the day (it’s probably an ancient story actually, but it came up on my facebook feed today) is that the Queen of Pop, Beyoncé has her Ivypark t-shirts made in a sweatshop where the workers … Continue reading T-shirts
Disproportionate
The Times reports that the BBC is considering whether it needs to diversify its religious coverage, fearing that it may be too Christian. Lord Hall, the director-general, is considering findings that show there is a disproportionate amount of programming by … Continue reading Disproportionate
Fantastic
A: Right, that’s it. I’ve just about had it with Cameron. B: What’s up now? A: Calling Nigeria and Afghanistan corrupt. He can talk. B: He was talking to the Queen at the time. A: No, I mean … Continue reading Fantastic
Things
3D printing is all the rage, isn’t it? Haven’t you heard? What it does is, it’s like an inkjet printer, which works by squirting tiny blobs of ink at a piece of paper to, you know, print things, except that … Continue reading Things
Tips
Great news that the Business Secretary Sajid Javid is going to introduce rules (of some sort or other) to govern the practice of tipping in restaurants. You know the kind of thing. ‘A discretionary charge of 15% has been added … Continue reading Tips
