I see a lot of weird stuff on the net every day….. (I am on twitter) but this was excellent: “Walcome tae the Scottish Pairlament wabsite”
Being A Scot – albeit one who has lived in London and other parts of England for thirty years – I rather liked this initiative from The Scottish Parliament.
The Scottish Pairlament is here for tae represent aw Scotlan’s folk.
We want tae mak siccar that as mony folk as possible can finn oot aboot the Scottish Pairlament. Information anent whit we can dae tae help ye engaige wi the Pairlament gin ye arenae fluent in English can be haen at Langage assistance providit by the Scottish Pairlament (22.2KB pdf).
This pairt o the wabsite hauds information anent the Scottish Pairlament that we hae producit in Scots. Uise the link aneath tae find oot mair.
Wonderful. Hat Tip to @loveandgarbage for alerting me to this use of public money…and also for this! Can you speak Scots?
A surreal day…
I watched the unfolding demonstration in London – and some of the footage when the BBC cut away (gleefully) to middle class protesters trying to trash the Ritz and then doing a sit-in at Fortnum & Mason on the basis that this organisation is ‘avoiding’ tax. There is, of course, a difference between ‘evading’ tax (unlawful) and ‘avoiding’ tax (lawful). It was also pointed out on twitter that the owners of Fortnum & Mason are well known for making charitable donations. I have no idea whether this is or is not the case – but it would be ironic if it was true.
Today was also Boat Race day. So… we had middle class anarchists trashing The Ritz and Fortnum & Mason while other middle class people amused pissed-up middle classes on the Thames by rowing boats… a truly surreal afternoon.
And then…. I decided to ignore the calls on twitter to turn all my lights off for #Earthhour…
I’m afraid that I did not add to the incisiveness of the debate on twitter this afternoon on the demonstration and #Ukuncut by tweeting….
A quick rendition of The Eton Boating song… a la 2011 CUTS and *Big Society* ?
- Jolly protesting weather,
- And a fay anarchist wheeze,
- Blade on the feather,
- Paint all over the trees,
- Trash trash together,
- With your iPads between your knees,
- Trash trash together,
- With your iPads between your knees.
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The tabloids will, of course, be full of coverage about anarchists on the morrow. This pic from The Daily Mail will give you a foretaste… as will this…
Pink Floyd star’s son Charlie Gilmour sports clean-cut look as he faces judge over royal attack
And so… on to other things…
RollonFriday.com continues at the cutting edge of amusing journalism by revealing.. gleefully…
Exclusive: College of Law screws up exam results. Again
The College of Law has allayed fears that it could be losing its competitive edge this week, by proving that it remains untouchable when it comes to cocking up exam results.
An interesting article by Jon Robins in The Guardian….
Website that has become the scourge of all lawyers, good and bad
Rick Kordowski remains unapologetic over the website he set up after his experience with lawyers
Katy Dowell reports in The Lawyer: Over a year into his tenure as Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger is proving to be a popular choice.
Famed for his straight talking and practical thinking, here is a judge who wants the judiciary to become more familiar to the public it serves.
This is becoming a common theme at the top of the judiciary. Supreme Court president Lord Phillips is becoming something of a television personality given his smiling appearances on several recent court documentaries.
I can certainly recommend an excellent documentary from the BBC on the workings of The Supreme Court. Catch it on iPlayer while you can!
AND…finally… I watched the BBC News coverage on the Trafalgar Square element of the protest late tonight…. dreadful. Why no/few live pictures?
Well.. there we are. Have a good weekend.
Best, as always
Charon
I like the Scots website. Thank you. My personal favourite is the ongoing translation by Brian Holton of The Water Margin into Scots, ‘Moss Flow’: http://vladivostok.com/Speaking_In_Tongues/mossflow.html
Sir,
One had to laugh at the “Can you speak Scots” accents, especially the Glesga wans. All I can think of is that they must have interviewed a coachload of Anglicans just hame fae a trip to Bearsden on the day.
yours ever coarsely,
Jimmy
An interesting article by Jon Robins in The Guardian….
Website that has become the scourge of all lawyers, good and bad
Rick Kordowski remains unapologetic over the website he set up after his experience with lawyers
Worth reading….
Interesting!!
But why are you publishing a story by “Jon Robins and the Guarding” when they are accusing the wrong website?
Jon has attributed all Rick Kordowski’s misdemeanours, shortcomings or even his good deeds, depending on how you look at it, on to the website solicitorsfromhell.com when there is a clear disclaimer on that website of any involvement with Mr Kordowski or his website ‘co.uk’.
Anne C/G