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Alleged Celebrity Perverts and my Only Contacts With Fame
I went for a walk in the forest yesterday with my old friend Nick and our respective dogs and predictably, the subject turned towards the hat-trick of ‘Operation Yew Tree’ cases that, coincidentally, came to court on the same day last week. A glance at the news would have you believe that the trials of William Roache, Rolf Harris and Dave Lee Travis were all linked and very similar in nature when in fact, there are differences in all of ...
The Differing Men From the Tip and the River Avon
One thing that sprung to my attention today was that amongst the hours of wallpaper stripping, hole filling and mending leaks whilst causing several more, is the lack of social interaction I have had recently. This became apparent today when I realised that the person I have had the most conversations with lately was a bitter and angry man who had taken enough wrong turnings in life to end up director of operations at the local refuse ...
Benefit Street and the Moral Maze
Who saw that programme on Channel 4 last night called Benefit Street? Wow that was an eye opener and it came, ironically, on the day that £25 billion of Government spending was to be saved by increased benefit cuts. Initially, it looked like a right wing party political broadcast to incite venom against spongers, but it soon became apparent that these were not people living in iPad and flat screen TV luxury off the back of ripping off ...
Moved at Last!
Well, at last we have moved into our new home in St Ives, just outside Ringwood. Many outsiders might think that leaving Basingstoke would be an easy thing to do but actually, I have really enjoyed the 15 years I spent living there. I will keep my links to Basingstoke as the boys are still there and I remain the chairman at the cricket club in Oakley, at least for another year or two. It is only 35 minutes away and we plan to see the ...