From the Guardian: A spokeswoman for the North East Ambulance Service said: “We received a call stating there was a male who had a firework in his bottom and it was bleeding.” I didn’t even know fireworks could bleed. Later on in the article, a spokesperson from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents… Continue reading The poor widdle firework
Month: November 2006
Poppies
The white poppy raises its annual slow news day head. Personally I think this is self-righteousness gone loopy. Yes, of course peace is a Good Thing. But remembrance is a day to pay homage to those people who, for better or worse, have been killed in war in our names. Wear your white poppy on… Continue reading Poppies
Is the A-list really not working?
Some Lib Dem bloggers have been very keen to crow about the reported ‘failure’ of the Tory A-list at attracting ethnic minority candidates. Personally, I’m not so sure we should be quite so triumphalist. According to the statistics published in the Telegraph today, of the winnable Tory seats that have selected thus far, 5% of… Continue reading Is the A-list really not working?