To my surprise, I find something amusing in Harry's comments about the collapse of Soviet communism and, relatedly, Russian society: Yeltsin's Government made a deal with the population: the first part was, yes, life would be worse now. But, on the other hand, to be kind, it would be shorter too.
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I'm not normally a fan of people who bring libel suits, although I have no intention of saying anything unpleasant about them [*]. All I will say is that if you fancy joining a club that includes James Goldsmith, Robert Maxwell, Jeffrey Archer and (Mrs Ripper) Sonia Sutcliffe, your social preferences are a little different … Continue reading Oh my god, they defamed Kenny
Compare and contast: Don't fly from the wrong airport, says Ryanair, and Plane lands at airbase by mistake.
I've got a new post at the Sharpener on the BBC's use of DRM. If you like that kind of acronymery, get over there.
One of the things I like about my current house is that from my bedroom window if the wind's right, I can hear: * the crowd chants and tannoy from the football stadium; * the announcements from the mainline station. I'm not being sarky, either. London is great. (and welcome, Tim-readers. This site isn't entirely … Continue reading Vicariously sporting
It will be one soon, however. What can I say? I got bored of being away...