» Today's News Review There is some interesting writing in the news today, (more)   No comments | ¶

» Migrants want to stay in the UK Bbc news is showing a story today about how migrants want to settle in the UK. (more)   No comments | ¶

» Network Rails profits justified? We all saw on the news that not-for-profit Network Rail has actually
made quite a large profit and is awarding some huge (albeit deferred)
bonuses to its top bosses. (more)   No comments | ¶

» A short speel And local weather observations are... (more)   No comments | ¶

» Yesterday was an excellent day! Yesterday was a really good (and eventful) we paid 65 quid for a train
down to London and went to the london international wine and spirits
fair. (more)   No comments | ¶

» A day off! I left home yesterday morning at 07:00 and returned home at 00:20, (more)   No comments | ¶

» Newslinks 16/05/2007 Todays Newslinks. (more)   No comments | ¶

» Wales say motorcycles are a danger On bbc news today is a story about welsh motorcycling. (more)   No comments | ¶

» Its been a bad day

I cant seem to catch a break at the moment, today has been as bad as the last few days. (more)   No comments | ¶

» Its another grey day today

The weather is overcast again which certainly suits my current mood. I think it is just the early mornings caused by having to catch the train, I'm currently sat on one whizzing my way to another day of work. Today signals the start of a new week, and hopefully it will be far better than the last one. We can only hope unfortunately.
I'll post some newslinks later on, but for now check out userfriendly.

My plan for tonight is to be creative and see what else I can add to the cocktails page.

but first I have to survive a day at work. Still could be worse I suppose.   No comments | ¶

» Benscomputer.no-ip.org - Cocktails is online Just for a bit of fun (more)   No comments | ¶

» Its definitely been one of those weeks

Im on the train home and i can definitely say its been one of those weeks. Thanks to the bike breaking down I have been commuting by train. This means earlier mornings so i am utterly knackered. Everything seems to be going wrong this week which leaves me with a feeling of "Why the fuck do i bother?"

To top it off the home office are part way through a ten week, nationwide test purchase hit. The government seems to be far too lazy to try and cure the problem. Rather than educating the kids and stopping the parents sending their kids out with enough money for vodka, the Home office instead tries to catch retailers out with some pretty dirty tricks (they have been known to have a dodgy looking guy stand near the champagne whilst the kid tries to get served). In the process they are wasting a lot of your taxes. But if they can hit ten people for £80 then they have raised nearly a grand.

I was reading earlier this week about a councillor (with a spotless record) who also runs an offlicense. Seven years ago he called the police three times about a youth who was getting very rowdy outside his shop. The police didnt turn up, so he went outside and asked the youth to move on. This kid then threatened him with his fist, so the guy pushed him away with one hand and clipped him around the ear with the other. His wife came out to intervene and the kid spat in her face and called her a fat bitch.
The police arrived the next day and told the shopkeeper that the kid had complained and that he would be charged with assault! Seven years (and more than £10000 legal fees) later a magistrate has decreed that the shopkeeper used reasonable force. He awarded legal fees of £1500.

The fact that this could even have happened shows what a mollycoddling nanny state Britain has become. We have long since passed the point where criminals are better protected than we are. No matter the circumstances I could not use bodily force to protect a two year old from harm. Whilst I do not believe the use of firearms should be made acceptable, steps do need to be taken so that we can protect our possesions and loved ones without being criminalised ourselves.

Although I doubt it will come to pass, hopefully Browns Labour will see this come about. More likely however is a tax raise.   No comments | ¶

» An interesting day

well its been an interesting day. Schizophrenic weather that switches between beautiful sun and miserable gray at the drop of the hat. Up until 40 minutes ago the day was going well, but then the bike decided to break down when I'm 40 miles from home.
To be fair to the bike I think it is a Suzuki issue rather than a bike specific issue. As far as I can deduce by listening to my engine my cam chain tensioner in the front cylinder has gone to motorcycle heaven.
Still I have suspected it of playing up for a while but did nothing so I cant act too surprised. Thankfully i noticed the change in severity before we got a full seize up.   No comments | ¶

» Todays Newslinks There's not as much in the news today, (more)   No comments | ¶

» CISAS Decision Online Soon CISAS have announced their decision, (more)   No comments | ¶

» Today is a newsworthy day A quick look at the BBC'c news feed shows that today is a newsworthy day. (more)   No comments | ¶

» The media industry rules all...

As some are aware (I have posted a link on the front page) the media industry have sent a cease and desist letter to a number of websites and blogs, (more)   No comments | ¶

» Life and death

I've been given much cause recently to think about the rights and wrongs of capital punishment. (more)   No comments | ¶