It’s all very well drinking Smoothies all day, but every now and again I need a serious flavour kick and for that you need Space Raiders which, Wikipedia tells me, aren’t just for kids but for students and stoners too. You don’t buy them for their stale cardboard consistency, but for what they Continue reading
Life as an anti-social property owner is becoming increasingly tough. Not only is Manchester City Council demanding people secure their properties and alleging all sorts, they’ve upset some with the idea that empty properties might be turned into homes and now they’ve taken to threatening eyesores with demolition. It seems that nowadays private Continue reading
Others have left the Liberal Democrats, for making up scare stories, but for me it was more a realisation that the Lib Dem’s pavement politics lead to the recruitment of such a mixed bunch that the party is rendered incapable of producing a positive, intellectually coherent vision in any context. Principles are important, Continue reading
‘…at the turn of the nineties… “my fellow Conservatives” were singing “hang Nelson Mandela”’ – Tim Montgomerie, Editor, ConservativeHome Last year I received a call from a Salford University student who was tapping alumni for donations to a development fund. To butter me up a bit, she asked a couple of questions about Continue reading
Nobby’s Nuts, not Noddy’s nuts say the ads. And so this new brand is taking over all our pubs. I can’t be sure, but given that Walkers are the crisps on offer and the Leicester address on the packet, I suspect they’re responsible. Anyway. These nuts are very poor indeed. Anaemic was Katharine’s Continue reading
