You can't just shut us up now that Margaret Thatcher's dead If someone robs your house, you don’t say: “I disagreed with the burglar’s policy, of tying me to a chair. But I did admire his convictions.”
Mark Steel
11th April 2013
independent.co.uk
Maybe a more modern way of broadcasting the news would have been for Davina McCall to announce it, saying: “She’s gone, but let’s have a look at some of her best bits.” Then we could see her denouncing Nelson Mandela as a terrorist and befriending General Pinochet.
Instead it began as expected, with the Hurds, Howes and Archers phoning in their “remarkables” and “historics”, and we were reminded how she brought down the Berlin Wall and rescued Britain, then an article in The Times claimed she was responsible for ending apartheid, and it seemed by today we’d be hearing she stopped Gibraltar being invaded by Daleks and made our goldfish feel proud to be British and took 8 for 35 against Australia to win the Ashes.
“Even those who disagreed with her, respected her as a conviction politician”, it was said many...
Cambridge street painted with shortest double yellow lines – 33cm long
5 Apr 2013
Quaint Humberstone Road in Cambridge is the latest street to find itself in the spotlight for a bizarre road marking after what could be Britain’s shortest set of double yellow lines were painted – measuring only 13 inches (33cm). The lines, which sit between two parking bays on the side of the road, have been called ‘ridiculous’ by residents – who pointed out that even some remote control cars wouldn’t fit in the space.
Humberstone Road resident Liz Hazell, 51, said: ‘It’s the craziest set of double yellow lines I have ever seen. It just defies logic as to why they bothered painting them on the road.’ Councillor Rob Dryden, a former mayor of Cambridge, added: ‘Perhaps a child with a toy car could park there, but nothing else could.’
However, Cambridge City Council – who impose £70 fines for anyone parking on double yellows – have described the markings as ‘common practice’. ‘The yellow lines are at either end of a disabled parking bay and are there to prevent vehicles parked either side from encroaching...
Author:
gordonrussell ::
Posted:
Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:53 am
I am 'Traditional Working Class' {probably due to my saving, magic partner, bless her}
but here is the link to the full survey that caused this re-evaluation in the first place , a far more comprehensive (nosey?) survey and careful because the 'stards may be data mining
