by Shades — published on February 10th, 2008
From a story that unsurprisingly didn’t make it onto the BBC…
Manifesto pledges are not subject to legitimate expectation
man·i·fes·to 
/?mæn??f?sto?/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[man-uh-fes-toh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun, plural -toes. a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
pledge /pl?d?/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[plej] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, pledged, pledg·ing. –noun
| 1. |
a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war. |
| 2. |
something delivered as security for the payment of a debt or fulfillment of a promise, and subject to forfeiture on failure to pay or fulfill the promise. |
sub·ject /n., adj. ?s?bd??kt; v. s?b?d??kt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[n., adj. suhb-jikt; v. suhb-jekt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun
| 1. |
that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation. |
| 2. |
a branch of knowledge as a course of study: He studied four subjects in his first year at college. |
| 3. |
a motive, cause, or ground: a subject for complaint. |
le·git·i·mate /adj., n. l??d??t?m?t; v. l??d??t??me?t/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[adj., n. li-jit-uh-mit; v. li-jit-uh-meyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, verb, -mat·ed, -mat·ing, noun –adjective
| 1. |
according to law; lawful: the property’s legitimate owner. |
| 2. |
in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards. |
| 3. |
born in wedlock or of legally married parents: legitimate children. |
| 4. |
in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical: a legitimate conclusion. |
ex·pec·ta·tion /??ksp?k?te???n/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ek-spek-tey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun
| 1. |
the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation. |
| 2. |
the act or state of looking forward or anticipating. |
| 3. |
an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation. |
| 4. |
something expected; a thing looked forward to. |
(Abridged definitions from http://dictionary.reference.com)
by Shades — published on February 10th, 2008
A couple of weeks ago, I knocked up a bucket list of fifty things to do before I kick it. A couple more occurred to me- one day I’d like to have a meal in “The Ivy” and a few drinks in “The Groucho Club”. (I have a cunning plan…)
Anyway, number twelve is to see the Northern Lights. I found a great posting about them here:
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