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Question Time LiveBlog 22nd September April 2011

September 22, 2011 at 2:18 pm

On the Question Time panel tonight we have the increasingly senile Vince Cable, Priti Patel, Harriet Harman, Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and Justine Roberts from Mumsnet (married to Ian Katz, deputy editor of The Guardian). TheEye is unable to join you this evening So leaves you in the splendid […]

1st of April

September 18, 2011 at 12:05 am

It is April Fools’ Day. It must be. There is no other possibity. A mediocre footballer caled Joey Barton is offering the government advice (via the Deputy Prime Minister Nicky Boy Clegg) on how to run the country. Yes, that’s Joey ‘Not Quite Good Enough’ footballer Barton. From a team called Queens […]

1st of April

September 17, 2011 at 11:50 pm

It is April Fools’ Day. It must be. There is no other possibity. Joey Barton is offering Prime Minister David Cameron advice (via the Deputy Prime Minister Nicky Clegg) on how to run the country. Yes, that’s Joey ‘Not Quite Good Enough’ footballer Barton. From a team called Queens Park […]

Missed Opportunity

September 14, 2011 at 6:00 pm

Treehuggers in the north of England are poised to grab the world record for the largest group tree hug. On Sunday 821 volunteers travelled to the Delamere forest in Cheshire to take part in the record attempt, and 707 people managed to simultaneously hug a tree for one minute or […]

EU Chaos: An Expert Speaks

September 14, 2011 at 1:23 pm

At last, someone prepared to speak out about the EU meltdown and the Eurozone crisis. A brave soul, a voice in the wilderness, a visionary, a prophet…for it is he…“I believe that Europe overall, as a unit, is going towards a massive crisis, which nobody really expects now. I am […]

Ever Been Caught Short In Cardiff?

September 12, 2011 at 5:25 pm

I was tempted to call this post ‘Stop Taking The P*ss’ but it’s a family blog, and I’m a visitor, so I won’t. Whichever way you look at it though, it definitely slips into the deepest waters of the ‘you couldn’t make it up’ lake. Without a life belt.  Organisers […]

9/11 Remembered

September 11, 2011 at 11:16 am

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Gibraltar National Day!

September 10, 2011 at 3:17 am

Today is National Day in TheEye’s home of Gibraltar. Every year on the 10th of September Gibraltar celebrates the 1967 referendum when, with a massive majority, the people voted to reject annexation by Spain. The result itself was 12,138 votes to 44 in a truly North Korean 99% rout for […]

Question Time LiveBlog 8th September 2011: 9/11 Special!

September 8, 2011 at 7:27 pm

Question Time tonight is a 9/11 Special. On the panel in London we have Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox, failed Labour leadership contender David Miliband and US Assistant Sec of Defense Richard Perle In the cheap seats we have a ‘playwright’ by the name of Bonnie Langford Greer, […]

Wootton Bassett’s Final Tribute

September 1, 2011 at 12:21 pm

The final ceremony at Wootton Bassett to mark the end of repatriations through the town.