Oh, I thoroughly enjoyed that gig. I like the venue and the use of the telescope for projections.

Sure, but they also committed to not raising a number of other taxes.

Couldn’t agree more that the projected increase in the benefits bill is unsustainable. However, I think that committing not to increase the take from 75% of your sources of income was also unsustainable.

Starmer has covered Rush? Who knew?

My biggest problem with the current government is that they restricted themselves in which taxes they could raise, forcing them to look at the scraps from winter fuel allowance, farm inheritance tax, etc. They […]

Inoculated by bagpipes and melodeons.

Remarkably, Occupational Health keep telling me at my annual medical that my hearing is excellent. Quite often they tell me that it’s better than last year, which does rather undermine their credibility, but what […]

And appeared on many a school bag in my day.

SEEN: The month opened well with Hejira at Band on the Wall. Hattie Whitehead and friends have been well-appraised on this blog, and they are excellent, none more than Hattie herself. She doesn’t sound like J […]

I have a few trade union / railway badges, and a full collection of ‘Friends of Chester Folk Festival’.

Whereas all I can see on the Charisma label is a certain other Lewis Carroll character which, continuing a theme, I have on my upper left arm.

I have a couple of White Horse of Uffington T-shirts, one of which is explicit about its XTCness. I also have one on my upper right arm. It is indeed a good design.

I imagine … no…. I know that a number of Afterworders have the Unknown Pleasures cover on a different item of ‘clothing’.

I’m still keeping an eye on you lot, you know. I thought today would be carnage.

*waves*

Au contraire, Northern Lights was and is one of those rare things – a great prog single.

Brilliant! Making art part of the daily routine sounds like just the thing.

Mine was a Pentax K-1000, inherited from aforementioned third brother as he moved on to more professional kit.

Guinness adverts had good quality control. This was the best. If someone can find a better version out there, please post.