by Charley James
(Many of us have been privileged to call Charley a colleague and it is my deep honour to call him my friend. Perhaps you, dear reader, will now also understand the source of his fierce urgency of now within each of his postings after reading this.)
By this time last November, I’d already wrenched my back shovelling. Twice. But this year, November in Toronto feels like May. Of course, May felt like March and August like late October so maybe it’s all just evening out.
It’s bee... Read Full Story
By Denis Campbell
Fat Lady? Back to those wings and no humming! This opera is not over.
Those in the Conservative party already measuring drapes at Number 10 need to remember this will be a contested election vs. a Tory coronation. The display on the steps of the Welsh Senedd the morning after Conservative wins in the EU Parliamentary election in Wales seemed to indicate a general smugness about the outcome in next May or June’s contest. The latest MORI poll though shows a cooling of the “ha... Read Full Story
By Denis Campbell
A periodic rant about UK, Welsh and local government group thinking (as much of an oxy-moron as ‘postal service’ or ‘military intelligence’)
Today’s Topic: The Leisure Centre Construction Project
When overlapping budget requests require funding from different sources, then that leads to cancellation of ½ of the project midstream defeating the broader purpose of promoting a healthier lifestyle (which then hurts the broader impetus for health that helps an overburdened NHS hea... Read Full Story
by Charley James
I just saw The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 remake at a cut rate, neighbourhood theatre so I could better understand the inevitable sequel, The Putting Back of Pelham 1-2-3 Right Where It Belongs, and to compare it with the 1974 original, which spelled out the numbers in the title because audiences had longer attention spans back then.
The original, done in the pit of New-York-as-Hell era of filmmaking, was a crackling film packed with sturdy performances: Walter Matthau as the Bas... Read Full Story
