Apparently there's a General Election coming up soon. I always vote, on the theory that if you don't vote then you can't complain about the result ( Read more... )

Making a vaguely topical post, I've been aware of some recent controversy over two related incidents. Firstly, Jack Straw vs Muslim women wearing veils. Secondly, the armed policeman who didn't guard the embassy that he was initially assigned to. In both of these cases, I think that the way they've been reported seems to vary according to the ( Read more... )

So, it's local election time again. I like to think that I'm pretty diligent about doing my bit for the democratic process - I've voted in every local/national election since I turned 18, and I am intending to vote tomorrow. However, I think I'm now succumbing to the same apathy that seems to affect so many of my friends, partly because it seems ( Read more... )

Well, I've cast my vote...

( Here be politics... )

The unpacking continues... Kind of a no-score win, when I can move more stuff into my room, and still have a clear bed at the end of it. Got my new bookcase delivered from Argos yesterday - they said it would arrive between 8am and 2pm, so I woke up at 8am to wait for them. They finally arrived at 1:55pm - just inside the window. Ah well, can't ( Read more... )