Have you ever asked yourself what the meaning of news really is? It’s like the meaning of life, isn’t it? Or the meaning of God, or love, or digestive biscuits. Maybe there isn’t any, I mean. Anyway, whether there is any meaning to life, ABBA revival tours or news, I think we can all agree that there is a Hell of a lot of it. News, that is. (I try not to learn about ABBA revival tours.) So, each and every day, there are millions of stories, big and small, that make it into ... Read Full Story

Have you ever asked yourself what the meaning of news really is? It’s like the meaning of life, isn’t it? Or the meaning of God, or love, or digestive biscuits. Maybe there isn’t any, I mean. Anyway, whether there is any meaning to life, ABBA revival tours or news, I think we can all agree that there is a Hell of a lot of it. News, that is. (I try not to learn about ABBA revival tours.) So, each and every day, there are millions of stories, big and small, that make it into ... Read Full Story

Have you ever asked yourself what the meaning of news really is? It’s like the meaning of life, isn’t it? Or the meaning of God, or love, or digestive biscuits. Maybe there isn’t any, I mean. Anyway, whether there is any meaning to life, ABBA revival tours or news, I think we can all agree that there is a Hell of a lot of it. News, that is. (I try not to  notice or count ABBA revival tours.) So, each and every day, there are millions of stories, big and small, that make it ... Read Full Story

(Only their mother, et cetera, et cetera…) I don’t know about you but me, I’ve heard quite enough about a certain dead DIY albino - up to and very much including the point that a BBC nitwit more or less compared the dead ‘King of Pop’ with the very much alive ‘King of Tennis’, Roger Federer. Now, it tells you about all you need to know about our dearly deceased that he absolutely loved that stupid title - and anyone who knows even a little bit about ... Read Full Story

(Just say joey…?) It’s not a state secret that the world’s governments are not exactly winning the War on Drugs. Spraying coca fields in Columbia, paying millions to corrupt dictators and ‘Just say no’ campaigns at home have not seen any serious reduction in the production, trafficking and consumption of drugs. Banks may go broke, house prices may drop as fast as unemployment figures rise but the drugs cartels are not really in need of any government bail outs. ... Read Full Story

(Give it up, love: You’re well past it…) Today’s broadcast is sponsored by hair colour brand Clairol Perfect 10, which is running a new campaign, with the somewhat surprising and more than a bit dubious slogan, ‘Over the hill and far away.’ Anyway, as I’ve stated a few times before, I like scientists. Not just the humble white coats who merely slog on, in pursuit of a better type of throw-away pen, a more convincing-looking toupee or a cure for AIDS but al... Read Full Story

(Long may he reign indeed…) So, the king is dead - long live the king, and all of that. I know the common and probably decent thing, these early moments, is to say how brilliant artist X was, how much he or she was loved and will be missed. Well, I’m sure millions out there in the World of Blog have already done so - as I’m quite certain that a large number of folks have shared their joyful and sadistic glee with those who care for that kind of necrophilia. Me, I never was ... Read Full Story

(Just what we need: More boring Canterbury Tales…) I admit that it’s almost petty and certainly silly to get upset about a few thousand pounds of tax payers’ money being wasted, while billions  are being spent to bail out failed and corrupt companies and banks - or the many millions effectively stolen from same tax payers to hand out as bonuses to those incompetent greedheads that got us into this mess in the first place. Silly, yes, perhaps, but I still find it hard not to... Read Full Story

(Yup, but you’re still not supposed to eat them…) Now, here’s another weird one for you: “Horse owners will have to sign a pledge not to eat their animals under new EU legislation, it has been reported. The rule, aimed at continental Europe, where two million horses are reportedly eaten every year, will still have to be signed in Britain.” Nice, isn’t it, how the Brussels bureaucratic machine cares about horses? Okay, maybe not quite: “The Horse Ide... Read Full Story

(Tear down the wall…?) “Turn down that damn music: You’re killing me here!!!” Lines that must be familiar to anyone who ever listened to music in his or her room, with parents screaming, praying and begging for quiet, on the outside. A nice image, really. With kids playing the role of Joshua blowing his trumpet and the parents as the ancient city of Jericho. In the eternal fight between the generations, walls are raised again and again - and, as often as not, they come tumbling d... Read Full Story