At a stroke, Boris Johnson has undermined the capital the Conservatives have made out of the 10p income tax fiasco. It isn’t that the cheap oil deal with Venezuela was defensible – it wasn’t. It was this sort of tokenism that disqualified Livingstone from office in the eyes of most Londoners. But no-one begrudged low… Continue reading Cameron and Johnson timed the Venezuela announcement for after the Crewe by-election
Month: May 2008
Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls (spoilers)
I have to admit I doing my best to keep expectations down to a minimum with this film. I still bear the scars of the Star Wars prequels. On the other hand, this film had two things going for it that those films did not: firstly, the setting is (literally) more down to earth –… Continue reading Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls (spoilers)
Fun at Prince Charles’ expense
According to the BBC, the Prince of Wales has had a non-cancerous growth removed from his face. I wonder if it was a monstrous carbuncle? I’ve been waiting 20 years to type that.