Blatant begging
January 28th, 2010 · Posted by Skuds in Politics
Plastic Beach
March 8th, 2010 · Posted by Skuds in Music
Just in case anybody didn’t know, the new album from Gorillaz, Plastic Beach, is on Spotify now. I have only been half-listening to it while catching up on some reading, but it sounds pretty good to me. Who else could get Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, Mick Jones & Paul Simonon, Mark E. Smith and De La Soul to guest on the the same album?
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In the Loop
March 8th, 2010 · Posted by Skuds in Life, Politics
I watched In the Loop on the TV this evening, so I have now seen one of the films nominated for an Oscar today. I saw it the way most of the Academy judges would have seen it – i.e. without having seen In the Thick of it. Really. Not only have I never seen any of The West Wing, or that series about Westminster interns, but I haven’t seen In the Thick of it. In fact, I think the only political series I have ever seen are Yes Minister, A Very British Coup, and Washington: Behind Closed Doors. And the one about Francis Urquhart as well. Obviously. [Read more →]
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Heavy Metal Britannia
March 6th, 2010 · Posted by Skuds in Life, Music
The BBC Four documentary Heavy Metal Britannia this evening was quite entertaining, as this whole series of programmes has been. Possibly too long for a casual non-metal fan but too short to do more than scratch the surface it was still a good way to pass 90 minutes. [Read more →]
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Vorderman triumph
March 6th, 2010 · Posted by Skuds in Life
Just watched Question Time on iPlayer. Wasn’t it awful? I thought Vorderman did well though – assuming she was treating it as an extended audition for a job as a Daily Mail columnist.
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A week is a long time in politics
March 5th, 2010 · Posted by Skuds in Politics
If a week is a long time in politics then several weeks is long enough for an almighty u-turn. Or is it called a flip-flop these days?
David Cameron on Feb 8th:
For years all parties have taken the same view that someone’s tax status is a matter between them and the Inland Revenue. That needs to change.
David Cameron this week:
You have to respect people’s privacy and you have to respect the view that someone’s tax status is a matter between them and the Revenue.
I wonder what happened inbetween those dates?
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Celebrity endorsements
March 5th, 2010 · Posted by Skuds in Politics
As the general election draws ever nearer we should expect the political parties to start rolling out their celebrity endorsements. The Tories were already hard to beat with such personalities as Jim Davidson, Paul Daniels and Peter Stringfellow, but it looks like they now have the backing of foreign heads of state too. What a dream team. [Read more →]
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Obligatory cat photos
March 4th, 2010 · Posted by Skuds in Life
I spend a lot of time amusing and being amused by Chiquita, but hardly any time taking cat photos. I tried to make amends a little on Monday while I was taking a day off work.
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First time voters
March 3rd, 2010 · Posted by Skuds in Politics
Tonight I broke a few TV habits to watch First Time Voters Question Time: I watched a TV programme live rather than on iPlayer or V+, I watched a political programme, and I watched something on BBC Three – all things I don’t really do very often these days. I actually enjoyed it a lot more than the ‘real’ Question Time. Maybe Dimbleby should move on and let O’Leary have a go? [Read more →]
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Golden Brown – with a touch of grey
March 2nd, 2010 · Posted by Skuds in Music
Apparently the Stranglers will be playing at Glastonbury this year. I was astonished to learn today that their drummer, Jet Black, is 71. No wonder they decided to pack in touring. I know it is a job you can do sitting down, but I still think it requires a lot of energy to play the drums. I’m not a huge fan of the Stranglers, but fair play to them for keeping it going, especially Mr. Black,
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Out in the sun
March 2nd, 2010 · Posted by Skuds in Life, Politics
I picked a good day to take a day’s holiday from work today. After what seems like weeks of relentless rain and high winds it was sunny and warm, which was just as well because I had decided to spend part of my day off helping with canvassing in Crawley and had been dreading going out in pouring rain.
Normally I am at work of course, so I didn’t know how many people to expect for a weekday daytime session, but I thought that we had a decent crowd – nine people in Broadfield. Maybe it is always that good, or maybe the weather encouraged everyone to come out. Or maybe the recent encouraging opinion polls have whipped up the enthusiasm of members.
On the minus side, I think the weather also encouraged all the residents to go out as well because hardly anybody was in, but it was a nice 90-minute walk if nothing else.
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