Thursday, 18 November 2010


Twitter can be totally bizarre and at the same time fascinating. Especially when you look at the interaction between politicians on it. I've just seen Sally Bercow and Nadine Dorries tweet each other as if they were teenagers after they met in Westminster - all splashed out in the screen in front of me. During Prime Ministers Questions on Wednesday, the PM attacked the Labour policy of using spin doctors like Alistair Campbell during their 13 year reign, only for Alistair to instantly release a flurry of defensives from twitter while the PM was still at the despatch box having the debate (I know because I happened to be checking both at the time).

It is such a great tool for spin, reaction and counter-reaction that for anyone interested in politics not to be signed up is a massive loss. Incidentally, one of my favourite 'people' to follow is EyeSpyMP, who update their followers whenever a topical/popular/unpopular/hilarous MP is seen out and about, chiefly in London.

This is quite geeky, but I thought this picture from the International Space Station was pretty cool. Obviously it was taken over Italy.

Tuesday, 16 November 2010


As I've posted before - slick. I'm not going to lie, I'm reasonably happy about this engagement. Unhappy that she's off the market, but it's finally a piece of good news in a pretty depressing world.

Monday, 15 November 2010

Berlusconi Watch


I can't actually believe this. It's real.

Sunday, 14 November 2010


It's perfectly acceptable to like Take That. There are some people who will like them in an ironic sense, clinging on to their youth or liking them 'because their girlfriend likes them' and it's a laugh. Not me. I drop dead serious like Take That, especially now, as they're men not boys. I love Gary Barlow and his constant battle with his collapsing metabolism, and Mark Owen's faux-philosophical views that were cemented when his solo career flopped and he took up semi-professional football. I love the way Howard and Jason have evolved from little more than backing singers and the whole band struggled with the dance moves when I saw them on their come-back tour in 2005. Their new songs are superb, if only over-used at award ceremonies as walk on music...but that's because it's good old fashioned popular music that makes people feel good. There's nothing wrong with that.

Bin the excuses, they're awesome.

Saturday, 13 November 2010

You Do Something To Me


One of my favourite songs performed live, by the original Paul Weller with Adele.

Friday, 5 November 2010


First casualty of the house move: I haven't re-directed my Esquire subscription. DAMN! I thought I'd remembered everything...looks like I'll have to buy the awful newsstand version like the rest of society. Sickening.