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Something For The Weekend 26
12th March 2010 | 1 comments | 3 people like this
What is thick skinned, stubborn – and NEVER wrong? Yep, you’ve got it: a politician! And all those qualities might come in mighty handy if you find yourself the target of an inquiry into how your actions may have adversely affected a war – the Iraq War, to name but one.
So, it came as no surprise that after Prime Minister Gordon Brown (aka Gord), head held high in the face... -
Something For The Weekend 25
5th March 2010 | 1 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
When you’re a leading light in a minority party and there’s a May 6 (yes, it’s still May 6 – yawn!) General Election looming, what sort of campaign would you mount to gain maximum media exposure? Well (call me cynical), stage a stunt, of course – the more outrageous, the better!
So, hats off to former UKIP leader turned MEP Nigel Farage (aka Nige) for his offering, which certainly livened up... -
Something For The Weekend 24
26th February 2010 | 2 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Misguided Tory leader David Cameron (aka Dave) has come up with a jolly wheeze to reduce energy consumption – well, that’s what he thinks anyway.
If, as seems inevitable, the Tories sweep to victory at the May 6 (N-o-o-o-o, don’t mention ‘the unmentionable date’ again) General Election, families can look forward to being informed how much their neighbours are spending on electricity bills. Wow, that’s a pretty radical move, eh! But... -
Something For The Weekend 22
6th February 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
Former Blairite Cabinet Minister Clare Short (aka Shorty) didn’t take long to tell the Iraq Inquiry what she thought of Tony Blair’s (aka our Tone) actions over taking this country to war – a move that eventually led to her resignation.
Now an Independent MP, Miss Short said he repeatedly lied to Parliament and members of the Cabinet in the run-up to the invasion and was prepared to use deception to... -
Something For The Weekend 20
22nd January 2010 | 0 comments | 2 people like this
Tiger Woods has finally found residential accommodation that will suit him down to a tee for the foreseeable future – in a top establishment treating sex addicts.
Yep, good old Tigrr apparently checked into the Pine Grove Behavioural Health and Addiction Services clinic in the remote town of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on December 30, to undertake a six-week ‘Gentle Path’ treatment programme.Ah! Well, that explains why he’s been out of the news... -
Something For The Weekend 17
18th December 2009 | 1 comments | 1 person likes this
Jet some 115 world leaders – including our very own Big Gord (aka Gordon Brown PM) – into Copenhagen to ‘save the planet from global warming’ and what happens? Well, not only does the hot air they produce (verbally and from their mode of transport) contribute to the very problem they are trying to solve, it drifts over to the UK and dumps a whole load of snow on us!
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Something For The Weekend 16
11th December 2009 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
As the country continues to sink in a sea of debt, doesn’t it just warm the cockles of your heart to learn that certain financial establishments in the City still seem hell-bent on doling out massive bonuses to staff who are already paid small fortunes?
And isn’t the generally perceived smokescreen from bank chiefs of: “Well, if we don’t reward them, we will lose them” wearing just a little bit thin... -
Something For The Weekend 14
27th November 2009 | 0 comments | 1 person likes this
It’s a situation you might expect to come across in a bad-taste comedy sketch: heart transplant patient – tubes everywhere, chest opened up – on operating table; surgeon examining grisly-looking donated organ.
“Don’t quite know what I can do with this,” he mutters. “Wasn’t quite what I was expecting. Still, I’ll do my best...”Of course, this would never happen in real life, would it? Erm, well...it might not be that far from the truth with... -
Something For The Weekend 12
13th November 2009 | 0 comments | 1 person likes this
For centuries it has been a standard procedure for circumstances surrounding an unexpected death to be examined in public at an open inquest, culminating in a verdict.
In this way bereaved families have at least been allowed some peace of mind, hopefully bringing some form of closure on the death of a loved one.Well, this small comfort is by no means guaranteed for the future – thanks to Justice Secretary Jack... -
Something For The Weekend 11
6th November 2009 | 3 comments | 1 person likes this
Like him or loathe him, Alan Sugar never minces his words. Whether heading up BBC TV’s The Apprentice or acting as Gordon Brown’s business tsar, he always says what he thinks.
But was ‘Big Al’ (or Lord Sugar, as he is now known) justified in publicly dismissing owners of small struggling companies as ‘moaners’ who live in ‘Disney World’ when turned down for a bank loan – all at a time...
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Phil Wadley
Journalist Phil Wadley is a former assistant editor at the West Sussex County Times in Horsham. He started his career as a reporter with the East Anglian Daily Times in Ipswich, before joining Britain's most northerly newspaper, the Shetland Times in Lerwick. After five years he winged his way back South, eventually landing at the County Times via an unplanned detour into the world of commercial aviation with British Airways! Phil is a dedicated follower of news and current affairs.
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