A Briton facing execution in China does not yet know he is to be killed later this week and will only find out 24 hours in advance, it has emerged. BBC
I do not recall the BBC ever reporting an execution in the USA and using the word ‘killed’ for the person about to die. It’s [...]
Archive for December 2009
The BBC and killed - Posted 17:42 Sunday 27 Dec 2009
Religion. still crap. - Posted
BBC
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has branded a priest who advised needy people to shoplift from large retailers as “misguided and foolish”. … Writing in the News of the World, Lord Carey said: “Of all people, priests ought to know right from wrong.”
So what if they do know right from wrong? Priests in [...]
Polite ignoring - Posted
One thing I hated about Facebook was that sort of obligation to add people who wanted to add you. There was nothing to say you had to but there felt like there was an expectation, that you would offend if you did not. This was partly why I deleted my account there then later re-added [...]
Bash the bishop? Push the pope. - Posted 00:01 Friday 25 Dec 2009
The Pope has celebrated the traditional Christmas Mass, despite being knocked down by a woman at the start of the service in St Peter’s Basilica.
The woman – who is said to be mentally unstable – jumped the security barriers as Benedict XVI entered the basilica, causing the pontiff to fall. BBC
Bit early to say she’s [...]
Find the presents - Posted 21:15 Wednesday 23 Dec 2009
In years past to stop the girls arguing over who had the biggest pile of presents before the actual day we would put raffle tickets on them as we wrapped them and put them under the tree. It also meant we didn’t have to hide them because they could see and not know what was [...]
Rowan Williams is an extremist - Posted 11:12 Saturday 12 Dec 2009
BBC
The Archbishop of Canterbury has accused the government of treating religious faith as an “eccentricity” practised by “oddities”.
But it is. How can anyone who is capable of independent thought believe in any sort of God?
He said it would not do “any harm” for political leaders to be more open about their religious beliefs.
Yes it [...]
Google - Posted 17:43 Thursday 3 Dec 2009
I used this as a header a couple of years ago and despite what Google now say I still believe it to be true.
If you aren’t sure, email their Support and ask…
Sir Terry Leahy - Posted 15:25 Tuesday 1 Dec 2009
Last year Tesco – lead by Sir Terry Leahy – made over £3,000,000,000 profit. 3 billion quid. They have a store at Beaumont Leys in Leicester. If you go upstairs in that store and you are in a wheelchair you cannot browse the DVD section. Building supports and their deliberate placement of the aisles mean [...]
