Category Archives: Ranting

Occasionally, I get cross…

Tomorrow, the clock strikes thirteen.

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Shades

1984 starts as follows… It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. That was set on April 4th, 1984, although George Orwell actually wtote most of it in 1944 and was originally going to … Continue reading →

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Words fail me

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Shades

Womble on tour has picked up on this story in the Telegraph: Social services ‘set up CCTV camera in couple’s bedroom’ I am speechless. For now…

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Fire crew attacks ‘on the rise’

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Shades

Yet again, the Government claim something is getting better whilst those in the know say otherwise. This time, it is attacks on firemen, (or firefighters, as we call them in these sensitive times. Tell that to my personager though). Attacking … Continue reading →

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Swearing out loud…

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Shades

A few years ago I started reading a number of mailing lists about how the EU was eroding our freedoms with its crushing centralisation. After a while, it got so depressing that I quietly unsubscribed myself from them all, saving … Continue reading →

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Safe Speed?

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Shades

I noticed via The Poor Mouth today that Jodrell Bank is to be considered a World Heritage Site. We visited it five years ago, the Sunday after New Year, a day etched on my memory, as well as my driving … Continue reading →

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