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Frack Me, It’s a Gold Rush

I can’t remember a day passing over the past couple of weeks without the subject of fracking being in the news. It appears to be an extremely controversial subject that is getting vehement support from the Government and bitter protests from environmentalists. Many people see protesters portrayed in the press as the great unwashed, rich kids with nothing ...

One Man and His Dog

I have acquired a dog for two weeks whilst my fiancée is on holiday busily sunning herself with her two daughters in Crete. It is a working Cocker Spaniel that, despite being overs six years old (the same age as me in dog years apparently) has enough energy to wear you out just looking at her. Dog's need walking, especially this one, otherwise it will be a ...

Dentists and Pharmacists

I had an evil toothache this week, the first in years and a reminder that this type of nerve pain is second to none, always there, day and night, making my face throb and bringing tears to my eyes. Fortunately, I managed to get an emergency dental appointment with an elderly and flamboyant Irishman whom, if he had a strap line on a business card, it would ...

Bonnie Prince Charlie – An Incontinence of Lobbying?

It has been reported (By The Daily Mail of all newspapers) that Prince Charles has had no fewer than 36 private meetings with cabinet ministers since the 2010 election; it is a topic I guarantee you will all hear more about in the coming months. Apart from seven meetings with the Prime Minister and three with opposition leader Ed Milliband, Prince Charles, ...

Whatever Happened to Hobbies and Sports?

Before you start reading this post, may I apologise for some contradictions, it's because it features theories not definitive answers. When I was a child, everyone seemed to be up to something active, we played football at any given opportunity and spent the summer riding our bikes to fishing venues in the various lakes and rivers in the Kennet valley; we were ...