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If you haven't seen it, Stephen Fry has written to David Cameron about the forthcoming Winter Olympics in Russie, making a comparison between Hitler's 1936 Olympics and Russia's recent passing of some really aggressive anti-homosexuality laws. You can read the letter here ( Read more... )

Over the last few months I've been fortunate enough to attend a workshop entitle Poetry as Healing. Lead by Chris Tutton, I'm still trying to fully digest what I thought of them and how useful they were to me ( Read more... )

Creationists often point to examples such as the bones of the woodpeckers tongue or the Chuckwalla Lizard as proof of intelligent design. Personally I feel all that proves is that the don’t quite understand what evolution means. Literally. They don’t understand the word, let alone the science behind the theory ( Read more... )

The new Kings Cross. Truly a glorious new building. Gone are the grimy corners and dead eyed prostitutes of old. Instead there is an inspiring concourse roof, clean surfaces and open space. Ok, so we lost the glorious cast iron walkway from the main station, to be replaced by a fairly soulless frosted glass bridge, all be it with lifts, but all in ( Read more... )

Our local council has recently announced that it will be making it illegal for council tenants to hang flags from their houses. The exact wording it this:

You must not hang or fix signs, banners, flags or other items on the outside of the property; out of windows or to balconies.They go further on to say this will be implemented with a ‘common ( Read more... )

[Ok, let's talk Doctor Who]I liked it. A lot. And not just because of all the fanboy nods, from dropping the name 'Valeyard' to lifting dialog from previous episodes. No, I liked it because it was a barn-storming romp! The acting was great, with Smith finally getting to play the doctor as something other than a caricature, which makes a nice change for this season. And ( Read more... )

I was thinking the other day 'What makes a child a grown up ( Read more... )

So, resets ( Read more... )

So, Thatcher ( Read more... )

I believe in a free press. Totally and absolutely. Those in authority need to be criticised and the public need to be made aware of what is happening in the world around them ( Read more... )