Category Archives: Personal view

Recent events in Switzerland simply serve to underline the general malaise felt by everyone — everywhere — that those in apparent positions of “authority” — in whatever sphere of action — are irredeemably corrupt; and are therefore not to be … Continue reading →

One week later …. and only a day to go now. The cynical reaction from Westminster over the last week has been an education in itself as to just exactly how far politicians can be trusted to act in the … Continue reading →

Yes, well, that’s a very good description of the state of English politics at the moment. Thank you, Alex Salmond. The feckless, clueless, David Cameron seems determined to show that he’s no more than a totally incompetent, lightweight, political nobody … Continue reading →

Just how dumbed-down can you get ? The Radio Times has just lost my life-long readership (70-odd years). My horror at seeing the cover of this week’s edition is inexpressible. What possible interest can I have in reading about Robert … Continue reading →

Regularly maintaining a web journal, particularly during the summer months — and especially in a town like Glastonbury, which, unless you’re some sort of an alternative freak locked in a time warp and into pseudo-spirituality, snake-oil sales and general weirdness … Continue reading →