Ulster Says No!

Or Ulster says phowar! BBC Northern Ireland reports: The Bangor farmer who asked pop star Rihanna to cover up has said he has no regrets about his stance on the matter. DUP councillor Alan Graham was at the centre of a worldwide media storm after he called for filming of the Barbadian’s video in his [...]

Speedy

I’m quite ambivalent at the suggestion ( a popular measure made rather conveniently on the first day of the Tory conference) about increasing the speed limit on motorways. Cars these days are much, much safer and more fuel efficient than when the current limit was introduced in the 60s. I can well remember an old [...]

It’s All Greek

Greece is going to default on its debt sometime. This is obvious. It’s obvious to commentators, politicians and citizens. The reasons are many and varied but it was surely also obvious to anyone that the solution for the Euro was to remove Greece from the currency and allow a managed default? Instead, by their decision [...]

Luss – Village of Light

History, almost everywhere, is bound up with religion. This is particularly true of the village of Luss on the shores of Loch Lomond which is associated particularly with Saint Kessog for whom there have been claims to be Patron Saint of Scotland. He was a martyr having been executed at Luss sometime between 520 and [...]

Mansfield Latest

Not that I’m obsessed with this story or anything! Claret and Amber sends me a lnk to this fantastic article in Newsthump

When’s the Stags Party?

I wrote here about Mansfield Town owner John Radford (45) appointing Carolyn Still (29) and a “former escort” as chief executive at the club. Now comes this news from the BBC. Touching how even in the hard world of business and sport there’s room for lurve!

Collective

Here is a list of collective nouns. I’ve noticed that the compiler has fallen into a familiar trap in describing a “school” of fish. That’s a whale of an error. My favourite here is a charm of finches. I actually thought that a charm applied only to goldfinches. Certainly when applied to goldfinches it seems [...]

Band of Hope?

Harriet Harman was on Women’s Hour yesterday on Radio 4, and said, “We are entirely focused on getting David … er … Ed … elected as PM at the next election” Easy mistake to make  

Cove Real Ale Festival

Spent an enjoyable afternoon/early evening at the Cove Real Ale Festival yesterday. Harmonica Lewinsky and Yours Truly were playing at the event. The audience were fantastic although the real ale probably assisted their appreciation. At such events one never knows what to expect. Smiler and Martin, our bass player and drummer had gone ahead late [...]

Don go breaking my heart….

My friend Ken Fitlike has a fine, and very funny blog. His dry, north east humour is a real tonic on a Sunday morning when I check in for my catch up on his writings. Following Aberdeen’s defeat by second division bottom club East Fife in the Communities League Cup in midweek, and as a [...]