And so it came to pass

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and predictions not written down are easy to get right. However I recall quite a few years back wondering aloud to many people why the various factions in Northern Ireland were bothering as with the EU it’d all become moot anyway, as they’d just be regions of a greater EU state. I wasn’t that politically aware back then but with a single currency and European passports it seemed the logical end point, and once we were all just “Europeans” what would they be fighting for exactly? Via Leg Iron and by way of Witterings from … Continue reading

An apology to Laurie Penny

I find myself feeling somewhat like the less virtuous player in the story of “St. Peter and the gossip”, over at the Devils Kitchen I made a comment about Ms. Penny which really didn’t need making. For this I would like to offer my apologies, though I realise no apology is an undo switch. I do stand by what I said but not everything needs saying – I shall offer no further comment or explanation for fear of appearing to make excuses for behaviour which falls short of the level of politenss I try to aspire to. I shall however* … Continue reading

Allegedly…

More seriously though excellent commentary of the spill here including a link to a list of large oil spills of history. P.S. For those that are curious it’s a survey rig for Thame Water P.P.S Rather fun Guess the size of leak widget 0-1