A Load of Cobblers / May 29 2008
On our afternoon walk yesterday, I noticed that the BNP office on the High Street has been transformed into a lovely little florist shop called Cobbler’s Flowers.
I was just telling Audrey how delighted I was when Kev the hard-man-fascist-bully-boy-skinhead-twat came out of the betting shop next door vigorously scratching his testicles – either that or [...]
The Sacred and The Profane / April 16 2008
We walked to Blackwell church yesterday and had a wander around the cemetery. In spite of the heavy rain, my mood was distinctly elevated, an effect achieved in most part by spending a few minutes reading some of the lovely epitaphs on the various headstones. Some are very beautiful and touching, unlike the disgusting graffiti [...]
Eng.Lit. X / July 20 2007
A few years ago, I discovered, to my dismay, that it is a popularly held belief that children’s author Enid Blyton was something of a racist. I was quite disappointed to learn this as the Famous five books were a big part of my early childhood.
I was even more taken aback by recent claims against [...]
Beauty and The Beast / January 19 2007
I had the unfortunate experience of watching the enormous frame of dimwit Jade Goody prance around the house in the Channel 4 reality TV programme Big Brother last night.
I only allowed myself 10 minutes or so, but in the end that was all I needed - all I needed for her to be raised slightly [...]
Shop! Horror! / January 15 2007
What was, until recently, a small cake shop on the High Street here in the small Derbyshire town that Audrey and I call home, is soon to open its doors as an office/shop/surgery belonging to the representatives, members and officials of the local British National Party.
It has robust metal shutters protecting the windows and [...]
