The following is an extract from a news report, quoting an official police spokeswoman:- A Hertfordshire police spokeswoman said: “Officers have now spoken with a 23-year-old man from Edinburgh in connection with an alleged incident. “He was spoken to under caution, and at this stage no further action has been taken. “Officers will speak with the [...]
Entries from June 29th, 2008
Another from the “You couldn’t make it up!” department
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Life - and all that
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Did the trough really just get less deep?
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
So, British MPs have been denied the ‘John Lewis’ list, have they? I wonder what shade of white this wash will turn to over the coming weeks. We all know that MPs are very adept at ensuring their own personal acquisition of ‘more’ and I am sure that, already, the boys and girls have been [...]
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And I once trusted them!
June 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Business
The following is part of an email I received this morning:- We need all members of XXX to follow these simple guidelines: 1) Go to www.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com and register if you haven’t already. It is very easy to do. 2) Once you have registered simply login into the site. 3) Pick one of the offer categories and go [...]
Fear sells! Fear makes you buy rubbish! Don’t fear – think!
June 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Life - and all that
Oil and gas prices – through the roof and heading for the moon, so what happens? All the greedy little liars, cheats, vagabonds, snake oil salesmen and charlatans get out their “tell the biggest lies” kit and start promoting pills, potions, lotions and magic formulae to make your car go further on each drop of [...]
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Hurrah! for Ireland
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Life - and all that
One of the more ‘pro-Europe’ nations in Europe is Ireland. Let us thank God that the Irish also believe that their citizens have a right to a say in what happens in the European Community. With a simple referendum, the Irish have prevented yet another abuse of power by the jobsworths that have been put [...]
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