In the late 80’s I was a very politically aware teenager. But it was more about the miner’s, Thatcherite travesties, the threat of student loans… BBC coverage of Soweto uprisings, talk of apartheid, of an old chap who had been in prison for some god-awful amount of years because he felt he was equal to […]
Dennis Ain’t No Angel…
For many reasons (one of them being the inherent verbal diarrhoea prevelant amongst the other three family members) my youngest doesn’t often attempt a complicated conversation with the rest of us. But the other day, the 5 year old confided in me. A fear of rather deep theological concerns: 5 yr old: Mummy – I’m […]
Gothic Go-ers….Revisited
If you are reading this blog from overseas (or perish the thought,, from Down South…) you might not know that much about Yorkshire. Beyond The Usual, that is. Castle Howard, The Brontes, James Herriot, Yorkshire Tea, Alan Bennett… the usual Dalesy/ North Yorks stuff. And this is a shame. Because as I said below – […]
The Shock of My LIFE
I am 23. Looking forward to work today actually. Will hit the gym first and then scoot over to the office. Things have been great since we managed to get rid of the Harpie from Hell Boss, Lesley (*you know who you are bully-breeches. With the bottle-blonde barnet and your shovel loads of slap. You […]
Last of the Summer Whine…
DIALOGUE BETWEEN 8 YR OLD DAUGHTER AND FATHER – LISTENING TO BBC RADIO 4 MIDDAY NEWS FATHER: I can’t believe what he’s on about. I used to like Nick Clegg. He’s talking utter twaddle. 8 YEAR OLD: Yeah. But it isn’t really him, anyway. FATHER: What do you mean? 8 YEAR OLD: It’s not even him! […]
They Have GONE! GONE!
if I had a quid for every time I’ve had an exchange this summer with another adult which includes the phrase “They’re just too long aren’t they?” No dear punters. I don’t mean my my tanned, lithe and not-at-all-stubbly stumpy legs. I mean The School-Bloody-Holidays. I won’t bore you with tales of woe and stress […]
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