sideways looks often show something new…
Posted in Ramblings on Mar 15th, 2008
I have just watched one of the best pieces of rugby that I have ever seen on television, when the pride of Wales clashed with the French competing for the six nations championship.
The match was absolutely fantastic to watch and the result was hard fought and totally deserved.
I am not Welsh, but live in Powys, [...]
Posted in Rants on Mar 12th, 2008
What would any self respecting country do when they have a protest that they don’t agree with?
Well - if you are China and the protest is Tibetan monks who are protesting about the way that you treat their country you send in the troops and teargas them.
I am not a person that has the desire [...]
Posted in Ramblings on Mar 12th, 2008
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling has made it clear during his Budget announcements this morning that there are grim times ahead in his opinion.
Growth expectations have been slashed and he has had to announce huge increases to Government borrowing.
The overall tone of the Budget statement was hardly what you might call upbeat and even [...]
Posted in Ramblings on Mar 12th, 2008
Chief Constable Mike Todd was a ‘Coppers’ Copper’ according to his colleagues. He was well respected, at the top of his game, and had a reputation for making the difficult arrest and the difficult statements in public.
Mike had challenged organised crime directly and was at the forefront on the ‘battle on terror’.
Judged as the ideal [...]
And who wouldn’t?
Seems that Scarlett Keelings’ mother is convinced that the suspect who is currently in custody is simply a patsy to cover up for the utter inability of the Police in Goa to find out what is happening to young women in the Indian holiday destination.
Scarlett was 15 when her body was found on [...]
