What’s more dangerous – abseiling down a tall building, wearing knickers or failing to read instructions? (not for the faint-hearted)
Well, surprisingly, I’m in the position of having done all three recently, so I feel I have a certain degree of credibility in answering this question. In a previous blog (link) I related how my abseil for charity didn’t go quite according to plan, when I slipped off the ledge at the top, ten stories [...]
What kind of people are we?
My last blog (not untypically, come to think of it) was a bit of a rant, and I’m afraid this one is too. We’ll blame it on the painkillers rather than the fact that advancing years are making me grumpier every day, I think. Anyway, this one isn’t about any particular issue – it’s about [...]
The Vatican: Hierarchy of Crimes?
I’m sure we each have our own ideas about which crimes are worse than others – and our ideas may differ greatly. I mean there are some obvious ones, I suppose, like most people would agree motiveless murder is a worse crime than, say, nicking a doughnut from the local bakery. But then there are [...]
#junebudget My knee-jerk reaction to the budget
I’m still absorbing the headlines of the budget, and haven’t had time to really think some of it through. My initial gut reaction is this that I’m very pleased I didn’t vote Lib Dem (which right up until the last minute I was very close to doing), because I would feel very cheated now. There’s [...]
