Pete Doherty
Pete Doherty - It appears that Rock musician Pete Doherty escaped with a fine despite “stupidly” walking into a court with 13 wraps of heroin in his pocket.
Call me picky, but if or I did that would we have been ‘let off’ so easily…Me thinks not right? – Read more
Jan 27
Chilcot Inquiry
Chilcot Inquiry - Ok, so there is an ‘inquiry’ being held and all are being seen to be giving evidence. That’s good right? But I have to say that the reality of all this is, just like all Government Inquiries, no one will lose their jobs or go to prison?
So I ask, what’s the point in it all? - Read more
Jan 12
Free Laptop
Free Laptop - Free laptops with broadband internet are to be provided to more than a quarter of a million low-income households in a bid to boost exam results and job chances, Gordon Brown announced on Monday. Free laptops with broadband internet are to be provided to more than a quarter of a million low-income households in a bid to boost exam results and job chances, Gordon Brown announced on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec 5
Found Magazine
Found Magazine - I like quirky sites and this one is no exception. I spent ages reading the various notes that were found, some are funny, some are sad, some simply inspire you! - Read more
Nov 24
Nov 1
Social Care Support
Social Care Support - I came across this website recently about a children’s home in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK. Two Councils who had a contract with this company, received detrimental information about the care standards. Without first checking if the information was in fact factual, the the Councils kept the information secret for three weeks and did not even check if the children in the care of the home were in fact safe and well?. They then removed the children without any explanation and then shockingly, circulated an email to the market place stating that they were removing the children due to “serious childcare practices”. Read the rest of this entry »
Rabbits
Rabbits - Swedish authorities have found an interesting solution to keeping warm through the cold winter months – they’re burning thousands of bunny rabbits from Stockholm’s parks for fuel.
Thousands of rabbits are culled every year from parks in the Swedish capital’s Kungsholmen area, in an effort to protect the trees and shrubbery of Stockholm’s green spaces - Read more
Sep 26
TwitGoo
TwitGoo - Its amazing what you can find on the internet these days and with the advent of Twitter you can find related sites to promote youe own business or interest. This is the place to go if you want to upload your pictures straight to twitter.
No mess, no fuss, just sign in with your twitter account details and send. You can upload from your own hard drive, and a link to your picture will appear instantly in your twitter feed. Read the rest of this entry »
Baroness of Scotland
Baroness of Scotland’ - Does it make you sick to your stomach when people get away with breaking the law? No matter how you ‘frill it up’ its the law? Here’s another classic example of such an instance. If the average person in the street did this, would the outcome be the same?…
Attorney General Baroness Scotland has been fined £5,000 after being found to have employed a housekeeper who was not legally allowed to work in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
Sep 20
Yearbook Yourself
Yearbook Yourself - Here’s a clever site which allows you to see yourself in glorious retro fashions dating back to 1950. Finding the perfect image to use can be tricky – you may get best results from using the option to take a picture with your webcam if you have one installed.
Your face should be dead straight on to the camera, and have no hair or other obstruction across your face. Once you have an image inserted, tweak the size and position. Read the rest of this entry »
