YouTube-podcast No need to have put the blog on autopilot as, much to my other half’s digust, there’s free Wi-fi here in Alicante. Arrived just to discover all these football supporters lurking under the balcony and shot this video just before kick-off. Having beaten Germany 1-0, the locals packed out the beach and partied hard with Continue reading
‘ The similarities between Tsvangirai and [US President] Bush are numerous, they are startling. Both men have a predilection for crime, Tsvangirai having had several brushes with the law for treason stretching back to allegations of spying for Apartheid South Africa in 1989, and Bush of drunk driving. Both failed their nation when Continue reading
Whenever I pass this ad I can’t help wondering if dirty cars really are more likely to be involved in road traffic accidents. Studying cars speeding along a busy Barlow Moor Road, the cleaner vehicles appear no easier to spot, but I am suspicious of an Innocent Smoothie delivery vehicle clad in what Continue reading
A question mark that hangs over Fairtrade — and every other ethical initiative — is always: will the punters pay? But here Sainsbury’s prove Fairtrade can be cheap with cotton t-shirts at just £3. I don’t imagine the cotton pickers are earning a wage that would coax me out of bed, but I Continue reading
Outrage at local councils using CCTV for relatively minor offences like dog fouling and littering is missing the point, with most critics, including Liberty’s Shami Chakrabarti, arguing that against on the basis that it’s over the top. Surely that is to play into the hands of those who claim ‘if you’ve nothing to Continue reading
A little while Our Man in Newcastle asked us all to take the pledge not to shout stuff like, ‘hey! I’m blogging from the train station!’ And quite right too. But indulge me. What about: ‘I’m blogging from a moving train!’ Over the last couple of months I’ve been trying out a mobile Continue reading
