Category Archives: Rants

Book Trust cuts: “Gross cultural vandalism?” Hardly.

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Carps

The axing of the ‘free’ books scheme for kids, operated by the Book Trust and paid for by us – via taxation – has been met with the usual gruesome howls of protest from the expected sectors. It is, according … Continue reading →

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Dear Mr Huhne… can I introduce you to my good friend, Reality?

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Carps

So Chris “Fucking” Huhne has descended from Olympus with his white paper on the future of the power industry in the UK. And god help all of us if we’re heading into a Dalton Minimum-style cold spell over the next … Continue reading →

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The Grand Disconnection

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Carps

Prior to the election, I mused on the fact that there was a gap between the political elite  - who play with our lives to a tune of their own devising – and us, who merely have to live with … Continue reading →

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Point Proven

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Carps

A couple of weeks ago, I suggested that there was something unsatisfactory about the fact that hundreds of thousands of people could come to Britain from overseas and find work, while at the same time, hundreds of thousands of the … Continue reading →

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Three.co.uk and their shitty customer service can go hang themselves

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Carps

As you may have gathered from a couple of grumbly posts recently, I am less than enamoured with my piece-of-shit phone. So much so that I am intending to join the 21st century and get myself an iPhone. Now, if … Continue reading →

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Note to Windmills: Thanks for Nowt

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Carps

I took my kids to Eureka the other day. Frankly, it was ace. There were little streets for them to play in, things to touch and press and twist and pedal and generally have a cracking good time. As we … Continue reading →

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