Always one for a party, and also feeling much better too, TheEye will be toasting Baron Bliss Day. Unfortunately it is only recognised in Belize but it’s still got to be worth a glass of vin rouge. Henry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss died today in 1926 and gave $2million to […]
Actually they seem to do things in just about the same way as is increasingly happening in the UK and the USA these days. The “De Telegraaf” in Holland, describes* the cancellation of a big celebration party that was to be held in honour of the appointment of a new […]
Yesterday marked the 11th anniversary of Operation Flavuis. Danny McCann, Seán Savage and Mairéad Farrell planned to explode a car bomb at the location where a military band was due to gather for the weekly Changing of the Guard at the Governor’s residence. Most people think that they know the […]
My first post here is a serious one. One which puts my ordinary life into a different perspective. A perspective that generally renders me grumpy. Today though I am humbled. Warrant Officer 2 Gary O’Donnell, 40, of the Royal Logistic Corps, has won his second George Medal posthumously for “repeated […]
One of your conivial hosts was intending to destroy the one-eyed Scottish idiot (you’ve got to love Jeremy for that classic) for his performance in a joint session of Congress. However TheEye loved Pete Moore’s effort so much that there was no point in him bothering. All of the following […]
There was much grumpiness on this blog a fortnight ago about the Spanish knee-jerk reaction against the visit of Princess Anne to Gibraltar. They weren’t happy. She touched down today on an RAF Bae146 jet operated by No 32 (The Royal) Squadron. Within a few hours the least-worst politician on […]
Monday the 10th March is the last day for you to do your bit to see if we can persuade No 10 to bring back the royal tournament. petition is here
Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, Brown doesn’t walk into the same spin-bar as Osama. Ooops. Todays screenshots don’t exactly give the same impression, do they? UPDATE: It turns out that The Croydonian is having a different yet closely related giggle about how […]
No, not our chance to remove the One Eyed Son Of The Manse. 164 candidates eyeing up 67 seats. Six independents and random politicians representing six different parties. In the last elections, held March 1, 2006, the ruling United Democratic Party (UDP) won 64 of the 67 seats, whereas the […]
This is the cruiser USS Port Royal, or, as St Crispin would see it, A-Gun-Platform-I-Can-Shoot-At-Things-From. However the State of Hawaii sees it differently. A revenue opportunity. Does the world really regard this 9,600 tons-and-change guided-missile cruiser as they do? On the 5th Feb somebody managed to lodge it on top […]
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