We’re Doomed

I’m sure the Daily Mail editor will have this on the front page tomorrow!
A row has broken out at the University of Manchester after its students’ union toilets were “de-gendered”.
Temporary signs have made the “ladies” simply “toilets”, while the “gents” have become “toilets with urinals”.
The changes are in response to an unspecified number of complaints [...]

Tonight We’re Gonna Party Like It’s 1929!

The House of Representatives has refused to back the ‘cross-party’ £700 billion rescue package for the USA economy.
Crikey.
What now?

Patrick Rolink

Nice piece in the Sunday Herald this morning by Michael Grant about my friend Patrick Rolink
and his work as commercial man at Albion Rovers as well as the voluntary work he does in schools and the community.
The article (read in full by clicking on Pat’s name above) ends thus:
“I think I have found my [...]

Random Bloopers

Some classics.

Safe In The Seventies (2)

Completely avoiding the issue of not speaking to strangers, particularly those with one glove, platform shoes and unfeasable side burns,  here is Alvin ‘My Cooca Choo’ Stardust dispensing road safety information. This was a most sought after gig for Alvin. Gary Glitter was rumoured to be very keen to be involved.

Ah Mater!

If the rumours are true the UK government will step in tomorrow morning, before financial markets open, to nationalise the Bradford and Bingley Building Society Bank. In 2006 B&B’s share price was 536p. On Friday at one point it was 18p before finishing the day at 20p.
The credit crunch continues, everyone will be affected by [...]

Falling Apart

According to press reports, the latest victims of the credit crunch are MFI who at one time were renowned for cheap melamine/chipboard shoogly furniture. This morning’s papers say that the company is ‘on the point of collapse’………….

Health and Safety Gone F****** Mad!

Thanks to Alastair for this. It seems to chime with some of the discussion here in the last few days.

Society – There Is Such a Thing After All!

Having upset all my Labour supporting friends in recent days and weeks, now its the Tories’ turn (Graeme, Fleet and maybe Richard) I’ve had a look at The Tory Blog and find that the most important thing on David Cameron’s agenda is to ‘repair our society’
Whilst it is heartening to note that the Conservatives now [...]

Safe in the Seventies

First in a series. Les’s jacket is cool but his breeks are cooler!