Archive for 'Current Affairs'
Fruity:
Police on Patrol get Blackberries
Annoyingly, when I heard this on the radio earlier today they said ‘armed with blackberries’, but that must have been an amusing line for the sake of the radio audience because it’s not in the report. We’ve been discussing Blackberries at work, and although I can see benefits in them, I [...]
Posted: August 18th, 2008 by Steve under Current Affairs, Northampton.
Comments: none
Bowling:
I had a letter from the House of Commons. This occasionally happens. “Wheee”, I think, “This must be terribly important.” But it never is.
This time around, it was an invite to attend the inaraugal meeting of the local climate change forum. There would be a chance to watch the Al Gore film, to meet the [...]
Posted: June 6th, 2007 by Steve under Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Him, work.
Comments: 5
Opik:
Pete was talking the other day about the elected members of the house and the whip system and free votes, and that, along with a Party mailing yesterday reminded me that its been a while since I last checked on the voting patterns of our erstwhile Member of P ("I have no problems with ID [...]
Posted: February 16th, 2006 by S M under Current Affairs.
Comments: 1
72:
Earlier in the day, I heard about the proposal that Prisons Staff should not be paid for the first three days they are off sick, but I filed it away until I was driving home and heard an appallingly smug MP pointing out that private prisons have a far better sickness record, and that yes, [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2005 by S M under Current Affairs.
Comments: 2