Archive for Humour
The technology that will defeat the government’s online monitoring plans
Following the Queen’s Speech it is becoming a little clearer – although only a little clearer – what it is that some parts of the Home Office want to achieve by pushing for the Communications Capability Development Programme (CCDP, aka Online Snooping Charter). One scenario is this: the law enforcement authorities start having solid grounds [...]
7 sure-fire tips to be more productive at work
Spend less time on Mondays reading productivity tips and more time doing work. Spend less time on Tuesdays reading productivity tips and more time doing work. Spend less time on Wednesdays reading productivity tips and more time doing work. Spend less time on Thursdays reading productivity tips and more time doing work. Spend less time [...]
Walking: it’s time to take action on this major terrorist threat
With apologies to Theresa May and The Sun. Walking is now a part of our daily lives — it’s how we go to the travel agents to book our holidays, buy our Christmas presents and meet our friends. But walking can also be abused by criminals, paedophiles and terrorists who want to cover their tracks [...]
Nasty negative ad as political race turns sour
First there was the positive ad: Now there’s this: Give the target of that nasty ad a hand: sign up on Facebook. You can also watch the rebuttal: Hat-tip: Thanks to Andreas Kierig for alerting me to the first of these adverts I saw. * Mark Pack is Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice and writes [...]
The original text of today’s speech from David Cameron
Due to an unfortunate computer virus prank, David Cameron was forced to give a speech today using the wrong text. The virus had swapped the words “United Kingdom” for “Scotland” and “Europe” for “United Kingdom” along with a couple of other small edits to muddy the waters. Here is the original text of the speech [...]
Brilliant Bob Monkhouse: Just a Classic Minute, Volume 3
Think Just a Minute and, depending on your age, chances are you think of someone like Kenneth Williams and Clement Freud or Paul Merton and Gyles Brandreth. However, one of the strengths of the show over the years has been the wide cast of occasional guests, including Bob Monkhouse. Much more famous for his other [...]
The best spoof political interview. Ever.
Earlier in the month I shared my two favourite clips of political canvassing going wrong from TV drama shows. Today it’s the turn of the best spoof interview, courtesy of Australian TV in the 1990s. Enjoy:
Nick Clegg’s Christmas message: the civil service approved version
If I say so myself, this… … is rather short of festive cheer compared to this … Come on Nick, next time let’s see some festive tinsel action.
I really don’t think Chris Huhne should be doing that to Nick Clegg with the tinsel
Due to an unfortunate distribution error I appear to be the only person in receipt of the Liberal Democrat Cabinet team Christmas card. So to put that right:
