Wednesday, 4 March 2009

Simon Hoggart: Advocate of Eco-Crime

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Regular readers of this blog, if there is such a thing, know that I am often stimulated to comment by things written in 'The Guardian...
Tuesday, 3 March 2009

Agency Workers: Cannon Fodder of the UK Economy

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One of the worst legacies of the Thatcher era (1979-90) and the Thatcherist politics we have seen since has been the casualisation of the wo...
Monday, 2 March 2009

Retro Pop - Different Genres Being Used

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Well, the retro pop phenomenon that I have been observing for over a year now seems to be marching at a pace. I suppose Duffy getting three ...
Thursday, 26 February 2009

Return to Victorian Policing for the UK?

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I was intrigued to read that the so-called 'think-tank' group, Reform is advising that the UK move back towards the police structure...
Saturday, 21 February 2009

'Alien to British Culture': A Myopic View of Britain's History and Society

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I have just started reading 'The Strange Death of Socialist Britain' (1992) by Patrick Cosgrave (1941-2001). I read the book that in...
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Tuesday, 17 February 2009

We Expect You to Be Able to Walk on Water - Excessive Demands in Job Specifications

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With the end of my current job less than five months away I am back into the pattern of applying for work. Of course I am doing this at prob...
Monday, 16 February 2009

Dead In Seconds 3: Second World War Games

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This is part of my irregular series of complaints about computer games for PCs. Playing computer games especially historically set ones is a...