Nicola Sturgeon: What have we done to deserve her?
I don’t know about you Dear Reader, but I sometimes wonder if I was some terrible fellow in a previous…
Month: May 2012
The Right Honourable Lord Smith of Finsbury: a right idiot.
Lord Smith of Finsbury – AKA “Chris Smith” – is the head of the Environment Agency. It is the opinion…
Commercial surrogacy, sex selection and “designer babies” should be legalised.
This article is in response to the article by David Jones in the Daily Mail of Saturday 5th May critical…
CVF: More labour pains.
Above, a size and capacity comparison (CLICK on image to enlarge). The story of the protracted and tortuous design, development…
Thought for the Day – John Bell
Ap-per-pro yesterday’s British Gazette article, “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about…
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former – Albert Einstein.
Since he lost his seat the former Member for Enfield Southgate, Michael Portillo, has made a career for himself by…
Invisible Men: Memoirs of an Invisible Man.
The other day, I discovered something rather alarming. I and those British Gazette readers who are male are apparently invisible!…
Le bateau l'Europe: sur le cours pour les roches.
Above, supporters of France’s new president, François Hollande celebrating in the Place de la Bastille. There is a historical irony…
Bill Urry, Labour Councillor for Roundhay, Leeds: A man of prayer.
The results for the Thursday May 3rd Elections for Roundhay Ward are as follows: CHRISTIE Malcolm Scott: 288 votes (Alliance…
What a Carry On: The Local Election Results, May 2012.
British Gazette readers will rightly be wondering what on earth the picture of Liz Fraser has to do with the…