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Muggins and the misanthrope

Muggins and the Misanthrope

December 1, 2011by simon294uk 1 Comment

I’m not an overtly political person, but anyone who knows me likely knows what level of esteem I hold most politicians in. If we are going from a scale of […]

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Employment, News, Politics, Video Games
General-election-2010

Public Enemy Number One

April 17, 2011by simon294uk 3 Comments

You know when some kind of election is coming up when you come home and can’t open your door for the mountain of leaflets on the other side telling what […]

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Employment, News, Observations, Politics
Kenneth-Tong

It’s All Gone Kenneth Tong

January 11, 2011by simon294uk 6 Comments

If you have been online over the past week you may have heard this “gentleman’s” name mentioned. This morning I saw a disgruntled tweet mentioning someone called Kenneth Tong and […]

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News, Observations, Politics, Tabloid Trash, Twitter
grounded planes

Planes, politics and Football

May 16, 2010by simon294uk 2 Comments

I’m more than painfully aware that I haven’t written a new blog entry for a few weeks now. I must put my hands up and admit that there is no […]

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Employment, News, Politics, Sport, Tabloid Trash, Uncategorized
brian may

When Brian May Strikes Back

April 23, 2010by simon294uk 2 Comments

This isn’t really as much of a blog, more like a naming and shaming. Recently a little row has sparked up between Queen guitarist Brian May and Leicestershire County Council […]

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Observations, Politics, Tabloid Trash
Dr. Brian Cox

It’s No Wonder

April 6, 2010by simon294uk 3 Comments

What’s the secret to the success of the BBC’s Wonders of the Solar System? I find myself watching it and I can just sit back in awe of what I’m […]

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BBC, Science, Television
6music

Save BBC 6Music

February 26, 2010by simon294uk 3 Comments

Sadly it seems like BBC 6Music is living on borrowed time. The Times published a story today announcing that the BBC will be axing two of its radio stations (in […]

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BBC, News, Observations, Politics

The Good, The Weird and The Stupid

February 8, 2010by simon294uk 3 Comments

Four-and-a-half years ago, Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, leaving only destruction in its wake. It may have happened to the most powerful country in the world, but there were […]

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Achievement, Humour, News, Sport

Mainly rainy, some dry patches

February 1, 2010by simon294uk 3 Comments

It’s been a rather good week, news-wise at least. So I have plenty of fodder for a new blog to christen my new blog site. I have to start off […]

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Humour, News, Observations, Tabloid Trash

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