Blog
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Constitutional reform
Wasn’t aware of Her Maj’s new title until I saw this on a bus stop map in Westminster. (look top right)
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Really ambitious environmental policies
At least the Spanish government aren’t in a funk about upsetting the poor widdle motorists: Spain cuts speed limit and introduces energy-saving measures in bid to reduce oil imports |
Environment |
guardian.co.uk
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Carey: Damn you, justice!
George Carey, writing in the Church Times, sorry, in the News of the World, condemns the courts for their privacy ruling on Max Mosley. If the newspapers aren’t allowed to pry into people’s private lives, he asks, how on earth can we Church leaders find perfectly legal things to condemn? -
Bills gets bought
Not sure this is exactly a good thing, but the guy who runs the Ivy in London has invested in Bills, the cafe/greengrocers in Lewes and Brighton, with the promise of a big expansion. Will more mean worse, or will they be able to preserve their excellent Scrambled Eggs on Toast?
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Why I will never understand Italian media
I’ve just been reading the coverage of the woeful Italy-Spain game over at Corriere dello Sport, and not for the first time I’ve come across a feature that makes me wonder what they put in the water of Italian media companies. Under the title “Beauties on the sidelines”, Corriere has a selection of 40 shots of female Italy supporters in the crowd in Vienna tonight. Unusual in itself by British standards, perhaps. Then the Italian media twist – you have to vote Yes or No on whether they’re hot or not. -
Ghent
A couple of belated thoughts on Ghent, which was a lovely place and not nearly as touristy as Bruges.
Top B&B: Four Corners run by the super-friendly Karin Verhaest. Details at http://www.bedandbreakfast-gent.be
Top bar: 't Zuiden van Europa at Vrijdagmarkt 30 -
All sorts of ironies
Immigrant runs anti-immigration terror campaign, sparked by concern for his girlfriend and is caught when arrested for beating her up.BBC NEWS | England | Hampshire | Terror campaign postman is jailed.