Random Travel Pic

Blogging has been non existent ‘cos of work pressures. Here’s another random Travel Pic. Hope to be back properly soon.

River at Vang Vieng, Laos

View of the river at Vang Vieng, whilst sipping an ice cold Beer Lao back in 2005.

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New England Rugby (change/away) Kit

I wondered a few weeks ago about the new England change/away shirt, when blogging approvingly about the new home shirt. Well, here it is – PURPLE! To be worn for the first time against Argentina at HQ on 14th November. I don’t approve – the red change kit was bad enough, but purple? Wish they’d gone back to the traditional Navy Blue. Looks like it may be a bit of a nod back to the purple tracksuits worn by England in the 80’s & early 90’s:

Still hate it though!

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Random Travel Pic

Blogging has been non existent due to other commitments. Here’s another Random travel Pic.

Glorious Mediaeval Citadel of Carcassonne, in June this year.
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Nanny State Beer

Brewdog Brewery, who make pretty good beer upset a load of do goody goody busibodies a while back launching Tokyo beer, an imperial stout with an alcohol content of 18.2%.

Well now, they have launched a seriously weak beer (1.1%) called… Nanny State!

Click the picture to go to the bbc news site, and read the stupid pontificating about both Tokyo & now Nanny State by Alcohol Focus Scotland including this comment “Campaigners welcomed the 1.1% alcohol Nanny State but said the name showed a lack of appreciation of the problem” that completely misses the point as usual. Alcohol Focus is one of those astroturfing fake charities that receive all of their funding from Government etc.

More power to your elbows, Martin & James!

See the Daily Mash about Alcohol limits, in particular the comments of “Emma Bishop” which eloquently sums up my attitude too.

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Random Travel Picture

Too appalled by the contempt that those who govern us seem to show for the British public to be particularly coherent, so here’s a random Travel Photo:

Fox Glacier, New Zealand’s South Island.
November 2005.

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New England Rugby Kit

At last, the England Rugby Jersey has dispensed with those horrible red swooshes, and is now (nearly all) White!

Great. Wonder if the change kit will go back to the traditional navy blue?

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Queen Elizabeth I Thyspace page

Cool Facebook parody (Click the picture to see the whole thing):

Queen Elizabeth I's Thyspace page

HT Blame it on the Voices

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Remembering 9/11

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Libertarian Party’s 1st Councillor

Councillor Gavin Webb, of Stoke upon Trent city council has joined the Libertarian Party from the Liberal Democrats.

One part of his statement stood out for me “We are on the road of authoritarianism, where government is our ruler rather than us being the ruler of our government. It is time for each and every single one of us to make a stand against government and those who feed off it, and demand the reduction of its size and scope.”

I hope that Gavin thrives with us in the Libertarian Party, and that he is the first of many who will hopeful return power to the people, not the professional politicians as now.

Libertarian Party Press Release

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What is it about public servants wanting ban things?

HT GOT
We have news of Doctors wanting to ban alcohol adverts etc. etc.

Why don’t they just take a running jump.

Less restrained comment:

Old Holborn

Devil’s Kitchen

and vast swathes of the blogsphere.
Man of Kent