Sneaky sneaky very sneaky

The Evening standard article about the secret ring of steel rather shocked me, though sadly didn’t surprise me as much as it once would have. Very quietly rounds around the city have been being blocked, changed from public highways to private property with private security and controls on what people on those streets can and can’t do. Two thirds of the roads into the city have been closed leaving just 19 ways to drive in all of which are monitored by CCTV camera’s recording car number plates and the occupants. Whilst the city has always been different and a bit … Continue reading

Why we still need to go walking

Having just recently plugged a rather nice afternoon stroll, today brings reminders as to why such strolling is still needed as a minimum. The new bosses really are the same as the old bosses (but then they probably always were going to be, especially if you subscribe to the view that they’re just following orders from Brussels/hidden powers). The pub element of the walk could certainly become trickier Via Big Brother watch a review of how the coalition and civil liberties, which doesn’t make happy reading. Nor in some ways does the dropping of charges against the love police as, … Continue reading

Strolling season approaches

It’s that time of year again, when the leaves are turning golden, soft golden sun washes across meadows glad in the wisps of morning mists. In such a season what could be better than to go for a gentle stroll with other like minded people? Of course those that have never joined in on such a pleasant perambulation, accuse a group of masked anonymous individuals of self aggrandizement (presumably because of our boasts of going for little walks in the vaunted halls of the blogosphere). They also say we’re not actually doing anything, presumably because they believe we’re not achieving … Continue reading