Author Archives: Giolla

Post of the day

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Been a while since I posted one of these but Pavlov’s cat has a rather excellent article about the newest anti-smoking adverts and our fear of death. (Stumbled upon via an excellent article from Leg Iron) +3-1

Perambulation again

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As the season of mellow fruitfulness descends upon us once again, it returns to mind that this is a delightful time for a genteel stroll amongst the imposing architecture of London. With this in mind it seems that Old Holborn will once more be in town on the 5th November partaking of his with a perambulation to the palace of Westminster. Further it seems that once more he’d not be adverse to others of good company in suitable waling garb, joining him in this leisurely endeavour. So do please feel free to turn up an enjoy the sights and sounds … Continue reading →

bad, mad and buggering up the country?

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Via Anna Racoon a rather thought provoking article from Not born yesterday. As quite a few other people have also done I shall just reproduce the first paragraph: “The Prime Minister of Great Britain is a man too ill to be holding the Office.” This was the conclusion last week of a senior civil servant liaising regularly with Gordon Brown. For reasons which will become clear, the person involved will not go public with the evidence for this conclusion. The same applies to a high-ranking Treasury official who told us “In both a physical and mental sense, the Prime Minister … Continue reading →