A net gain for tree protection
There have been a number of reports in the media about the practice of placing nets over trees in order to stop birds nesting, with individuals and organisations complaining about the effects on...
View ArticleBoris Johnson and bus deregulation
With the unfortunate news that Boris Johnson is to be the next prime minister, I thought it a good opportunity to highlight a post from 2007. Johnson had written in his Telegraph column how bad he...
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Didcot Power Station cooling towers demolition
At about 7am, the remaining three cooling towers were demolished. The demolition scared hundreds of birds, which flew around crazily following the explosions, and also set off burglar alarms even a...
View ArticleTime to end uncivil and nasty politics
George W. Bush has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US presidential election, and called him a “good man” and the election “fundamentally fair”. Many of us were not particularly impressed with...
View ArticleGrow up!
I’ve never been much of a fan of Boris Johnson. His antics were mildly amusing when he was Mayor of London, a position that was created to be filled by personalities as much as politicians. However,...
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20 years of internet shopping
Today marks twenty years to the day since I first bought something online. The item was a CD of Novák’s Slovak Suite and other works, and it was bought online from hmv.co.uk for the princely sum of...
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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee an opportunity for newly named honours
With the recent publication of the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, we yet again have voices calling for the word “Empire” to be removed from the name of those honours. I addressed this issue back in...
View ArticleSmartphones require smart people
The other week, the BBC ran an item on their various news outlets about people who are giving up smartphones in favour of “Nokia-style” phones that can only make and receive calls and text messages. I...
View ArticleClassic FM scrap the Evening Concert after 30 years
It’s been a while since I wrote about Classic FM, but the latest news about changes to the schedule and presenters from next week needs commenting on. Some people, particularly those who prefer Radio...
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Carl Davis and “Safety Last!”
I was very sad to hear last week that we have lost the film composer Carl Davis. He produced an amazing body of work, composing for film and TV, conducting, and writing concert works, including several...
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