The Babbling Blog

Nice suit, George – now how about some policies ?

Simon — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:26:55 +0000

George Osborne treated us to more waffle on the Andrew Marr show today on the BBC. Will the Tories ever have any policy specifics ?

On The Bandwagon : Robin Hood Tax

Simon — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:59:16 +0000

A "Robin Hood Tax" has generally been taken to describe a tax on the Banks and a campaign for such a tax is starting do the rounds via a neat little video from Richard Curtis and starring Bill Nighy on YouTube. A good idea !

Channel 4 Despatches : Afghanistan – Behind Enemy Lines

Simon — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:15:52 +0000

Last Monday saw the broadcast on Channel 4 of Afghani reporter, Najibullah Quraishi's film of his time spent with elements of the insurgency in the north of Afghanistan

iPad and the Challenge for Mobile Operators

Simon — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:19:45 +0000

The iPad launch provides a wonderful new piece of technology that could increase the headaches for mobile operators who cannot resist its allure

Could Not Resist – More Tory Posters

Simon — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:43:39 +0000

Check out http://mydavidcameron.com/posters2.html for more hilarious Tory Poster examples

Fun : Tory Poster Campaign

Simon — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:32:54 +0000

To while away a few minutes of boredom, become your own political PR man and design a new Cameron poster, courtesy of Andy Barefoot. What fun ! Just need a Labour/Brown version now

Paul Weller : Wake Up The Nation

Simon — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:12:25 +0000

Paul Weller Announces New Album from his Black Barn Studios - Wake Up The Nation

BA Cabin Crew + Unite : Dumb and Dumberer

Simon — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:04:20 +0000

The General Secretary of UK workers' union, Unite, Tony Woodley is apparently so miffed at not being able to run British Airways that he will destroy more jobs by pushing for a suicidal shutdown of the airline by getting his members to strike (again)

Trial By Jury : Time For Us All To Rant

Simon — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:47:34 +0000

The first serious criminal trial in 400 years to be heard without a jury this week under the 2003 Criminal Justice Act whistled up by the New Labour pillocks

Google.cn to be Nipped in the Bud

Simon — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:55:38 +0000

Google has had enough of Chinese Hacking and Rules. Google are claiming that operating in China has its drawbacks. Aside from Beijing's censoring the results of any searches, the servers are being hacked

Ross Kemp – Middle East : Israel

Simon — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:20:12 +0000

the second installment of Ross Kemp's mission to the Middle East on Sky One and his time in Israel had a very different feel to the first programme's trip to Gaza

Ross Kemp – Middle East : Gaza

Simon — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:55:38 +0000

Ross Kemp visits the Gaza strip for Sky One and attempts to understand the realities of life for ordinary Palestinians in the territory under the Israeli blockade

Into Tomorrow – Paul Weller and Me

Simon — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:19:20 +0000

BBC Four reruns a 2006 Paul Weller retrospective from Double Jab and Globe Productions

New Year Getaway – Picking An Online Travel Agent

Simon — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:54:18 +0000

Planning a Christmas break, I took a quick punt on Opodo, Expedia and the market-making Lastminute.com. My mission was to pick either a week in the sun or 7 nights in the Big Apple. Here briefly are my experiences

BBC Newsnight – Trafigura, Carter Ruck, Minton and Free Speech

Simon — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:52:26 +0000

Watch the video : The New Statesman reports that the BBC pull references to their Newsnight piece on Trafigura and Minton Report in response to pressure from Carter Ruck