My local branch of RBS. There have been no protests here. It always looks like that. The protests in London passed relatively peacefully. Considering how many were there, the number of arrests and the amount of damage was less than what you’d expect from an average Saturday night in any town centre. The police tried…
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I caught the back end of the mediafest that was G20 on Sky yesterday, despite the telephone numbers (always be assured of a high bullshit quotient when Ministers talk about billions and trillions) that are required to be repaid by your grandchildren and possibly Great Grandchildren in lower living standards and higher taxes, this is…
G20 Quote of the Day
It’s a triumph of “doing something not nothing”. We’re opening up history’s largest line of credit ($5 Trillion) to eastern Europe and the Third World. So, the crisis caused by lending money to people who couldn’t pay it back is to be solved by lending money to countries that can’t pay it back. It’ll be…
Knowing me, knowing you
A new system under development will take satellite navigation to the next level, because it can pinpoint the position of a car to within one yard. However, the technology is already causing controversy because it will also allow authorities to ‘track’ a car’s movements and its speed, bringing the possibility of automatic speeding fines. The…
God Help us.
The IMF is going to sell the gold that Brown sold to them to provide the funds to bail out UK because of its sale of gold at rock bottom price.
Dressing down won’t save you
Rule 1. Know who your mates are
Old Holborn TV Interview
Old Holborn TV interview 2:42 in. More photo’s from the Freedom Association
Old Holborn’s Day Out
Hmmmmmm. Hope you kept out of trouble! The Penguin OH Update: Just got back, managed to join a bunch of nutters who rushed the Police cordon at 2.30. Yes, that photo is me (note sandwiches and beer in a bag behind my back.)
Milk before the tea – gets them every time.
After a test viewing of the Smith films, members of the Scots Guards attempt to force their kilts back down. (Picture found in a seedy back room here) I’ve often wondered just what it would take to get the British public, or even the media, to demand that this government finally resign. Invading Iraq on the…
“Fire” Minister Sadiq Khan
Has just introduced new Fire Brigade uniforms to encourage more ethnic diversity in the Fire Brigade. Give me fucking strength… We are pleased to note that the fire service is now taking seriously the issues of culture and religious belief when purchasing corporate and protective clothing for firefighters Jagtar Singh Asian Fire Service Association