I've got a new piece up at The Sharpener on Threshers' brilliant ad campaign unfortunate voucher mistake.
Year: 2006
George Osborne has floated a new public sector recruitment policy to be applied should the Conservatives get into power: all media advertising for government jobs will be pulled and instead a central website will be set up (at an alleged cost of £5m a year) to offer them. Given that he could be the next-but-one … Continue reading Cutting off your principles to spite the Guardian
The London Astoria is one of the capital's best-known live music venues; hundreds of groups ranging from Nirvana to the Stones have played there over the last 15 years. It's also reportedly "under threat" from property developers in sinister allegiance with the Olympics and most recently Transport for London's evil machinations. Indeed, it is true … Continue reading You have picked the wrong villain
It's been reported that the major cause for the delay in Airbus A380 deliveries is that the entertainment systems are enormously complicated, require millions of miles of cabling to be squeezed into the aircraft, and are completely different for different airlines so there's a risk of serious screw-ups if staff work on two different configuration … Continue reading Free aviation consulting
Squirrels hate chilli. So if you're planning on having a squirrel round for dinner, you might want to cancel the nut burritos. Conversely, if you're planning on eating a squirrel, you might want to add it to a green Thai curry as a final act of indignity. I was told this fact today by an … Continue reading Rodent fact
The Pine Marten breaks his summer of silence, with more historical allusions to political events. Always good to see. The Bandit doesn't, for the time being.
I've just had a fabulous holiday in ex-Yugoslavia; I'd recommend a trip to Croatia and Slovenia to anyone, with the possible exception of people I dislike. The new-found prosperity in both countries is amazing, given their past of communist stagnation and civil war - even in Slovenia, albeit briefly - as is the scenery. And … Continue reading Europeanisms
Mostly, I've been working and having a life. However, I've also written a couple of articles that have gone up at The Sharpener: Defend the Lords (by electing them) and It's morally right that people should die for my amusement. I'd rate them as worth a read, but then I would, wouldn't I?
It's been a bit quiet round these parts lately, largely because I haven't been able to think of anything interesting to say. If anyone has any inspiring thoughts, feel free to leave them as a comment...
"Daggy music is one way to make the hoons leave an area", apparently. No word so far on whether this also deters the hoons from rorting.