Surely Not?

I've just read that the demented old bigot Ian Paisley is to become a Privy Councillor, entitling him to be referred to as the "Right Honourable". This one strikes me as rather odd, since I'd have said that the gent is question is neither of those adjectives...

Oxymoron

I've been quite interested watching the goings-on associated with the Tory leadership election. This is actually pretty important, Labour could do with an efficient and coherent Opposition party - something which has been lacking pretty much ever since 1997.

I'm also quite interested to hear what David Cameron hasd had to say - it's just possible that he's really serious about changing his party, which it rather needs. I was a little gobsmacked yesterday to hear him talk of "modern" conservatism however since, as far as I'm aware, the average age of party members is over 65...

iWant

Having dropped my 9-month old iPod into a bucket of water a fortnight ago (don't ask) I was delighted last week when my insurers supplied me with a brand new colour iPod photo as its replacement. As my soggy one had been the monochrome variety, this represented a welcome upgrade...

Now I find that Apple have upgraded the iPod and the new version, with video playback capabilities, is even more desirable. Don't think I'd get away with another accident, though...

Forever Autumn!

I was lucky enough last night to see the stupendous Mostly Autumn in concert. It's the fifth time over the last eighteen months or so that I've been to one of their gigs and they just get better and better.

If you've had a surfeit of X-Factor style manufactured pop-pap, why not see what real musicians can do?