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It's easy put the mouth into gear before the brain engages, especially when you're trying to come up with populist claptrap, like our Chief Constable, Mike Craik, on Radio Newcastle yesterday. He was discussing breaches of ASBOs. And it's clear... Read more →
And whilst I was still thinking here about the mauling of statistics, I read this. According to a survey by pressure group Beatbullying "71% of pupils admit they have been bullies- picking on others." That's an enormous percentage. I do... Read more →
Today I read in the Daily Mail...no folks I don't buy the rag....an interview with David Cameron. The Mail's headline is " Cameron: Cut the abortion limit to 21 weeks" The reason he gives for supporting this is: "I would... Read more →
Anyone who wants to see just what depths our criminal justice system has reached should visit his local magistrates courts on the days-usually four or of five a week-when criminal cases are are being heard. I suggest a monthly visit.... Read more →
This Monday's Panorama programme on BBC1 wasted 30 minutes of prime time TV lecturing me about how unnecessary it is to spend a quid on my favourite bottle of mineral water, San Pellegrino. Though I baulk at shelling out good... Read more →
BBC4 one of Auntie's digital channels has, over the past three weeks, been showing Andrew Graham-Dixon's "Art of Spain". G-D managed to visit a good number of the UNESCO world heritage sites in Spain., and it's pretty hard not to... Read more →
The US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates must be losing a lot of sleep at the moment. According to this, "he worries "a great deal about the alliance (NATO) evolving into a two-tiered alliance in which you have some allies willing... Read more →
This morning, I was watching BBC News24. The presenter was Susanna Reid. I know she's shacked up with another bright young BBC presenter Mr D. Cotton, but what on earth was she thinking about when interviewing a spokesman, I think,... Read more →
