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CISAS survey fail.

Jonathan H — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:34:04 +0000

I received an envelope with a yellow form to fill in. Along with the following letter: CISAS Customer Satisfaction Survey 2009 As part of our promise to constantly review and improve the CISAS service, we undertake regular surveys of customers. We … Continue reading →

Wibbling moron David Nutt sacked as government advisor.

Jonathan H — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:18:40 +0000

Nutt is clearly a candidate for some of the worst “bad science” of the year, and blatant statistic mangling. I wouldn’t trust a word this kook spouted – he sounds like a complete wibbling loon candidate for mistruth, and I … Continue reading →

Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

Jonathan H — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:58:12 +0000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8298580.stm US President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said he was awarded it for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples”. The committee highlighted Mr Obama’s efforts to strengthen … Continue reading →

Carol Thatcher vs Anton Du Beke vs the BBC

Jonathan H — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:06:45 +0000

January 2009 In a private, un-broadcast comment, BBC co-presenter Carol Thatcher refers to a tennis player as having “hair like a Golliwog” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7871746.stm She is immediately sacked. October 2009 Anton Du Beke allegedly called his Moroccan dance partner Laila Rouass … Continue reading →

TV Chef James Martin delights in endangering cyclists

Jonathan H — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:37:39 +0000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8258247.stm TV chef James Martin has apologised for causing a group of cyclists “sheer terror” as he test drove a sports car. Martin, presenter of BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen, wrote in the Mail on Sunday that he had intentionally forced … Continue reading →

Comet helpline is a complete (meteor) shower.

Jonathan H — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:34:28 +0000

Well, fat load of good Comet were when I called about watching the Perseids meteor shower. Call yourselves a comet helpline?

Damian McBride and The Sleazegate Affair

Jonathan H — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:12:03 +0000

It tears my creative little heart out to tag the lazy old appendage of “gate” onto any sort of scandal, but as that’s what everyone else is calling it, why struggle for originality?! Update: Just seen this – hilarious! Update … Continue reading →

Pipex Homecall Bulldog – customer care billing issues recording

Jonathan H — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:46:48 +0000

This is really just to log the continuing and ongoing problems with Pipex Bulldog Homecall. I left in Jan 09. They’re still sending me bills, I’ve now got a warning that they may take action which may affect my credit … Continue reading →

David Davies and Abu Omar on BBC discussing Muslim anti-soldier protests

Jonathan H — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:11:32 +0000

The UK has a new hero and his name be David Davies! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7943486.stm Have a listen to this interview I don’t think we need yet another law to cover it, but David Davies is spot on, whereas Abu Omar just … Continue reading →

Immigration amnesty and Binyam Mohamed

Jonathan H — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:04:04 +0000

Friday roundup of general twattage from the last week. Immigration Amnesty Update: I’d barely finished writing this, when Manchester No Borders (a neo-fascist*/anarchist group) attacked elected representative MP Phil Woolas. Their page says: “They include migrant rights advocates and members … Continue reading →

Red Nose day – meet the recession. Good luck!

Jonathan H — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:00:19 +0000

I’ll be interested to see how Red Nose Day does today. What made me think was the following tweet from nunocasters Red Nose Day, meet the Recession; Recession, meet Red Nose Day. Good luck with that. I’ve always been a little … Continue reading →

Pat Condell – A Word about the Luton Soldiers

Jonathan H — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:05:57 +0000

A short one from Pat, but as usual, absolutely spot on. Why isn’t this guy an MP?!

How They Squander Our Billions

Jonathan H — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:04:10 +0000

For anyone in any doubt about the grotesque squandering of our money, have a watch of ”How They Squander Our Billions” on 4OD (if you’re in the UK) More links - and you might want to read the Taxpayers Alliance … Continue reading →

The Satanic Verses Affair

Jonathan H — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:59:27 +0000

I saw a great 90-minute special on the recent history of the Nazi-style book-burning of The Satanic Verses. Watch it quick – it’s only on iplayer for one week (I think). http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00j6bnt/The_Satanic_Verses_Affair/ Read: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j6bnt http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/14/newsid_2541000/2541149.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7883308.stm A lesson from history I … Continue reading →

Lightbulbs, windmills, common sense and Ecobuild

Jonathan H — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:51:04 +0000

I found myself at Ecobuild last week, not so much for the eco as for the build. Thought I’d listen in to a debate they were having that day – here’s the info: 11.45 – 12.30 Climate change – behavoural … Continue reading →

The George W Bush Legacy

Jonathan H — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:45:57 +0000

“I don’t know if smart people running the country will help, but we’ve tried it the other way” – Steve Six I’m just putting a post together to try and counter some of the “Bush did a great job on … Continue reading →

I can tell by your blog that you are depressed, struggling with homosexuality and perhaps on drugs…

Jonathan H — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:32:10 +0000

I received a post to my inbox on Stumbleupon from ademm Dear Son, I can tell by your blog that you are depressed, struggling with homosexuality and perhaps on drugs. Have you ever considered Jesus as your Saviour? I would like … Continue reading →

Asus EEE PC – how to update via USB memory stick

Jonathan H — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:18:55 +0000

I had this Asus EEE 701 for about a year, and although the XEPC project was OK, it was quite fiddly and slow. Since I last looked, a whole load of netbook-compatible Linux distributions have been launched. I chose a … Continue reading →

Lies, damn Labour lies and Office of National Statistics

Jonathan H — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:33:56 +0000

Remember a few months ago when New Labour were blasted for releasing early, innacurate knife crime figures showing a fall when there was a rise? How ironic that the same government’s Phil Woolas should be angry that the Office for … Continue reading →

Isn’t it time we all stopped pretending to be offended?

Jonathan H — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:33:51 +0000

I think it’s time we started ignoring people who pretend to take offense and any and everything they can, just to make a noise. Like the MP that told a joke. Factually accurate, you may not like it, but lots … Continue reading →

Skittles + twitter + youtube + wikipedia + flickr + facebook = clever!

Jonathan H — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:29:56 +0000

In the last couple of days, I’ve seen one the of best and worst adverts for a long while (excluding Cillit Bang/toilet tissue/stool firming stuff, which goes without saying). In the worst category lives the Peugeot Drivesexy campaign, which is … Continue reading →

Hazel Blears and The Fabian Society on Political Correctness

Jonathan H — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:45:54 +0000

I never thought I’d say this about any Labour government minister, ever, but … three cheers for Hazel Blears! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7909258.stm People must be more willing to challenge ideas that conflict with core British values, the communities secretary has said. Hazel … Continue reading →

Hate-filled unelected Muslim peer Lord Ahmed jailed for just 12 weeks for killing father of 2

Jonathan H — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:39:08 +0000

A little bit of good news in a morning filled with sadness for David Cameron and the incident with the crashing plane at Amsterdam Schipol airport. Lord Ahmed has been jailed for killing a father of two. How long did … Continue reading →

Shameless bankers and the myth of free market capitalism

Jonathan H — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:20:30 +0000

What the hell is going on?! We now know that Taxpayers may become liable for £500bn worth of bad loans and investments made by Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group. And now, Sir Fred Goodwin, having run the bank appallingly, … Continue reading →

Twittering at last!

Jonathan H — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:24:28 +0000

I’m tweeting at last – and only about 8 months behind everyone else, so it seems. Here’s what I’ve learnt over the last few weeks: You’ll need a client, either Tweetdeck or Destroy Twitter (note: it doesn’t!) http://search.twitter.com/Search tweets http://hashtags.org/ … Continue reading →