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Monday, July 7th, 20081. What do you do when your helicopter breaks down in Snowdonia? Call in the RAF to airlift it back to base for repairs. I think this qualifies as “amazing footage of the week”.
2. Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton for winning the British GP this weekend; he’s now back in the running for the championship. Commiserations [...]
And we have a winner…
Monday, June 16th, 2008You may be aware that petrol prices have been climbing steeply just recently. You may also be aware that Shell delivery drivers are on strike at the moment, so there are fears that petrol may soon run out at many forecourts.
What happens when a commodity becomes scarce? The price rises. And petrol is no exception, [...]
Stephen King vs some guy
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Stephen King’s taking some flak at the moment for comments he made about the US education system and how it’s failing its students. He suggested that many leave with barely enough education to function and have limited career options. He goes on to suggest that, because of this, many end up in the armed forces [...]
All four trotters in the trough
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008These two stories from the BBC concerns a wider issue that has been bubbling away in British politics for a little while now, the issue of MP’s expenses.
Given that an MP currently earns just over £61,000 - and a Cabinet Minister earns an extra nearly £77,000 on top of that - it seems somewhat obscene [...]
Bass-ackwards once again
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008The BBC is a good source for all sorts of news - including the stuff that really makes my blood boil. This latest story deals with a statement from the National Association of Head Teachers, calling for good parents to be rewarded for looking after their children properly.
Sorry? You want to reward people for doing [...]