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Archive for November 16th, 2010

I should explain, for people who do not hang on prime minister David Cameron’s every word, that PMDirect told us all, on the happy day for Prince William and Kate Middleton…. that he slept on The Mall on the eve of the marriage of Prince Charles and Diana – he was 15, apparently. As I [...]

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I am grateful to @djhanks for drawing my attention to the announcement on the Liberal Democrat website…in.. of all things… the ‘What we Stand For’ section of the website! Unfortunately, it would seem that Lib-Dem principles have sell by dates…. Foreign Secretary announces funding of £1 million for Special Tribunal in Lebanon Foreign and BritainisWellHardandOpenforBusiness [...]

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Above the main entrance to The Old Bailey in London, known in more modern times as The Central Criminal Court,  is inscribed the admonition, “Defend the Children of the Poor & Punish the Wrongdoer” The words come from Coverdale’s translation of Psalm 72 and have great antiquity. The words of course mean more than a [...]

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