Britannia waives the rules

So, the Right Dishonourable Prime Minister is going to close down parliament for several weeks. By and of itself, this isn’t illegal but the timing is very suspect. Boris Johnson, just like his mentor in the White House, is a coward. During his race with Jeremy Hunt, he cancelled debate sessions several times. Now on …

IDIOTS IN THE LAW COURTS

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place…… ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning? …

John Mills – man of the people

I was hiking in the Colne river family and we passed through Denham outside of Uxbridge. This is the charming village where one of my favourite actors, John Mills, spent his last years, dying at the ripe old age of 97. Unlike many of his peers and elders (Olivier, Gielgud, Richardson) Mills had a wide …

Barred. So much for sovereignty……

I hear a lot of talk about my country getting its sovereignty back – as if we have been under enemy occupation for the last few decades and denied the right to vote or freedom of speech. We were never occupied during the war like western Europe and, latterly, eastern Europe by totalitarian regimes hell …

Some Jimmy Carr lines….

A big girl once came up to me after a show and said “I think you’re fatist.” I said “No. I think you’re fattest.” British scientists have demonstrated that cigarettes can harm your children. Fair enough. Use an ashtray! “Did you know you’re ten times more likely to get mugged in London than New York …