Whacko of the Week.

Because of overwhelming demand* I advert to the charioteers the return of this popular feature.  This week’s winner put in an outstanding effort to achieve this notable distinction.  I give you Ms Abbie Booth, neighbourhood housing officer of Stockport City council who has informed residents of a block of flats in that fine city that they are to remove  ‘obstructive’ or ‘combustible’ items such as pictures and doormats (!) from communal areas because they could, wait for it… potentially pose a fire hazard.

You really couldn’t make this stuff up.

* Well, I like it.

From the Daily Mail.

Utøya victims: political activists?

It would seem that some of  our fellow travels in cyberspace seems to be thinking along the same lines as Debbie Schlussel.

Her ideas are discussed more fully in this article here.

I would provide a link to Ms Schlussel’s article but my browser deemed it unwise to visit her site, so I haven’t read her original thoughts on the matter.

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Eng vs S.A. (ODI’s)

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The current ODI series between England and The Proteas will as you can see decide who tops the ICC rankings come Sept 5th.

Match 2 (of the 5 match series) a day / nighter starts at 12.00 GMT Tuesday 28th August, would you believe that the 1st game on Friday was washed out? With a 4 day break between matches why not have a reserve day? (or 2?) It’s time that the ‘men in suits’ who run the sport get with the programme!

But there’s more at stake then simply topping the ODI rankings for The Proteas.

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Our House (and we’ll play what we want)

The experimental English rock band Muse have their new album out in October of this year. The CD will be called The 2nd Law. For those of you that can remember Muse were the group that wrote the official song of the Olympics and the dinosaurs amongst you lambasted the tune. Obviously, you’re still living in the Jurassic age. Listen, Marc Bolan is gone, get over it.

This is the new single by Muse that was released last week. Those of you expecting a hard-edged rocker can put your leather jacket on and leave the building now. This is devoid of the usual bombastimy, overthetopness and multi-faceted intricacy that is symptomatic of their works. This song is sublime in its understated playing. Muse never fail to surprise their audience. It is a bedtime story. It’s as if Marlon Brando has become David Niven.

The House

Disrepair: MPs and peers would be evacuated from the Palace of Westminster for the first time since World War Two

 

 

 

 

 

 

The trouble is, it’s falling down – I was wondering about a play on ‘house of cards’ but while the inmates get regularly shuffled, they are nothing to laff at. This is serious stuff; they’re even talking about moving Parliament and all its works out of town! Which got me thinking. What an opportunity to get something right – a first for them and a welcome successor to the Jubilee and London 2012!

Pugh on Parliament's refurbishment

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A denial

I want to put it on record that I never had an affair with Audrey Hepburn (or even David Bowie). No, I have no idea where the rumours came from (if anywhere) but this denial is a necessary precursor to any sudden outburst of publicity about my private life. I might as well admit to having fancied Audrey something rotten. David Bowie on the other hand struck me (no, M’lud, not literally) as a man made for Jagger’s diverse attentions.

That’s cleared up then. Phew!