On the History Channel tonight is a programme called Soldiers’ Stories. From the website: Soldiers’ Stories tells of the troubles in Northern Ireland from the perspective of the British soldiers who served there between 1969 and 2007, the longest continuous deployment in the history of the British Army.This was a […]
We all know that the Left loves to debate and give people their say, to listen to all points of view, right? A polirical row has broken out over a Derby Conservative councillor’s decision to show a climate change-sceptic film in the city’s council chamber.The new film, Not Evil Just […]
I hope you are now all wearing you poppies. Dame Vera managed to put in the effort, so none f really have an excuse! Here is a less than gung-ho song on that subject.
It is not for nothing that one of the writers on this blog has chosen St Crispin as his nom de guerre. His status as a serving officer precludes him from contributing anything like as much as he would like to our blog but he is a good friend to […]
For those who haven’t heard of him Jimmy Carr is a ‘comedian’. Not really to TheEye’s tastes, but it takes all sorts to make a world and the default attitude is: if you don’t like it, don’t buy tickets. Up to a point, but not this time. Five minutes from […]
A nobody called Mary Tomer has written an excruciating book claiming that Michelle Obama is the fashion guru of the sentient Universe. Of the 120 photographs used, this oddly isn’t one of them Philip Sherwell has “reviewed” it in the Telegraph – if by ‘reviewed’ you mean slobbering all over the author and […]
From the Department of Good Grief What Next we hear about a prisoner serving time in Sweden’s Gävle jail who has received a pay out of 18,300 kronor ($2,700/£1,650) in compensation after injuring his little finger during a game of table tennis. The incident happened in November 2007 when the 46-year-old inmate whacked the […]
Daddy, daddy, I know what I want for Chanukah!What, my Jewish son?Two warships!Do you know how much they cost?Nothing! I want them for freeeeeee! Israel is hoping to order two modern German-made warships without paying for them, daily Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Friday. Sources within the German government told […]
It was inevitable, in hindsight. Not quite the new Downfall but some entertaining dubbing…enjoy…
From the Hootsmon: An artist plotting his own “field of dreams” has won a £460,000 grant – to create a full-size football pitch in a secluded part of a Scottish woodland.Craig Coulthard, 28, has been selected to create one of 12 artworks across the UK to help celebrate the staging […]
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