It’s a great old English tradition complaining about our leaders. We have entire programmes devoted to it (on that note, did anyone catch ‘Have I Got News For You’ last night?). I think as a whole we like our country, but we‘re a rather pessimistic bunch by nature. If anyone saw the announcements for the 2012 Olympics you’ll know what I mean. For ( Read more... )

I think I am dying actually. Flue! How's that for a birthday present. I have had this bug for three weeks now, but it seems to just be getting worse. Such a bloody pain. I can't do anything, and i feel like crap! You know i have never been this ill. I usually just catch one cold the entire year. this year I’ve had about three bugs, and this one ( Read more... )

So we had an MEP (member of the European parliament) in school the other day, and I asked him if he thinks we're losing our civil rights to anti-terrorist legislation, which is something that worries me hugely at the moment because, well, we are. Anyway he actually gave me a more or less straight answer which for a politician is astounding (if you ( Read more... )