Dear Reader,
As I sit here, necking Rioja straight from the bottle, I could not help but sit back and think about The Queen watching her soldiers march up and down at the Trooping the Colour to mark her official birthday. She used to sit on a horse and salute in earlier times but now, at the grand age of 80, she stands on a dais and takes the salute from there. I wrote earlier today about the 
So now that The Telegraph has run out of expenses stories, is life on the political front returning to normal? Hardly…. Brown survived what is now seen as a particularly lame putch that would have Silvio Berlusconi laughing on the Bridge of Sighs in Venice and singing O sole Mio… Just one more term…. give it to me!
Hazel Blears, after repaying £13 grand in expenses and crashing out of government in a flurry of cartoon noises, is now popping up on television recanting with the fervour of a self-flagellant; apologising for everything, including wearing a ‘Rocking the Boat’ badge on TV the night of the Euro elections after she resigned and mocking Gordoom’s absurd YouTube video.
And… the Prince of Darkness continues to tighten his dominion over all matters spiritual, temporal and governmental.
Hat Tip to @WalterOlsen: British cops deliver Catch 22 to photographers: you’re not allowed to know which areas you’re not allowed to photograph
PC Plod hasn’t really quite got the hang of the internets thingy yet… or Google STREET View. By the way… five minutes on RollonFriday came up with this very useful information, courtesy of Supes on RoF: “There is no where in Britain that you are not allowed to photograph. There are places where police can question you about what you are doing. They cannot ask you to delete photographs.”
Supes from RollonFriday discussion board also gave me (I post as Brigadier Grappa on RoF.. and returned to doing so today ) this useful link if you are into photography – as some of you are: Read the Info
And finally… if you want to see how the new Mayor of Doncaster made a complete prat of himself on a BBC radio interview – and left the studio mid interview.. then this priceless transcript is for you. It is, I have to say, a wonderful piece of political interviewing and is worth the read.
A short Postcard this week, I’m afraid… the truth is… I have to stand down to spend more time with my wine bottle…. but I’ll be back
Best, as always
Charon
And why can’t she get by with just one birthday per annum like the rest of us?