The greatest perk of being a political reactionary (apart from the absence of any obligation to think anything through) must be the lack of any commitment to consistency (it would only slow you down). While I felt guilt at wrongly questioning the integrity of Top of the Pops, some feel no embarrassment at Continue reading
Thought of space exploration’s increasingly depressing given the industry’s continual failings. Only today comes criticism of Nasa on safety. We’ve only just heard that Beagle 2 was always doomed and Cosmos 1 will never sail on solar winds. So it’s with some surprise that I hear that the next generation of International Space Continue reading
Good to see the Co-op Bank standing firm on homophobia with little chance that Christian Voice’s boycott will have much effect. The bank likes to brag about how much business it turns down and the pink pound is likely to be far more valuable than the radical Christian pound, anyway. It’s also interesting Continue reading
I’ve something of an affliction to own up to. I need only hear a song once or twice and (give or take the odd embarrassingly misheard line) I can remember the words. It’s an affliction because nursery rhyme pop all too easily haunts me for days. And moreover, it’s the words I focus Continue reading
U2 have never had a problem mixing their music with the politics of the day and the highlight of the opening concert in the UK leg of their world tour was pogoing to Sunday Bloody Sunday (listening to War right now). There’s no doubting their ability to put on a show, although I’ve Continue reading
