by Shades — published on January 1st, 2008
- Take my medical condition more seriously- eating/exercise
- Finish three books- Les Miserables, Atlas Shrugged, Lost Empires
- Do some much needed decorating in the house
- Learn how to put sealant round the bath properly
- Opt out of the NHS Spine IT disaster
- Pay close attention to the UK Libertarian Party
That’ll do for now. I commend 5 and 6 to the Shadeience.
by Shades — published on January 1st, 2008

“Integrity returns to British Politics”, but not punctuality, it seems!
Not a good start for the UK Libertarian Party.
No doubt it will be updated when their hangovers clear.
***UPDATE- now live, see comments for reason, I wasn’t too far off the mark!***
. Also see this Devil’s Kitchen post for the behind the scenes forums.
by Shades — published on January 1st, 2008
There is an interesting feature over at the Adam Smith Institute Blog . Each day, they explain the legend of that particular day of Christmas, then linking it in some way to something policy-wise they have a view on (and they have a view on everything!)
Today is the eighth day of Christmas and here is the eight maids a milking gate from the Snowflake Maze, constructed by Adrian Fisher Mazes (site well worth a look).

The previous ASI articles are seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three french hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.