• Incompetence

    I ordered a new fridge a few weeks ago, and the courier called me to arrange delivery. Would I be in on the 18th of July? Yes! Did the fridge turn up? No! So I called the courier, who checked the records and informed me that it was a delivery *week commencing* the 18th. Would…

  • Still disconnected

    …and getting really pissed off about it. Bulldog broadband asked BT for an install date last tuesday, and is still waiting for a reply – so not only don’t I have broadband, but I have no idea when I’m likely to get it. BT claims that it’s not having many problems with Bulldog orders, and…

  • One of those infernal blog surveys

    Mr Squander has “tagged” me with one of those music questionnaires. Normally I don’t do these but in the absence of a proper internet connection I can get sod-all work done; it’s either fill this out or do gardening. Naturally, internet questionnaires win. Total volume of music files on the computer: I’ve just had a…

  • Disconnected

    Sorry if anyone’s waiting on responses to comments or emails; my internet access is best described as pretty much non-existent right now and that’ll be the case until BT pulls its sodding finger out. Looking on the bright side, I’m becoming very good at swearing.

  • The world is collapsing around our ears, I turned on the radio

    If you’ve nothing to hide you’ve nothing to fear i don’t mind after all if it stops the terrorists i’m sure the people who’ve been talking about ID cards would change their tune if it had been their families blown up yes i’d have an implant under my skin what we need to do is…

  • Arsehole

    Via popbitch: NEW YORK (Reuters) – London was the scene of carnage on Thursday after a series of deadly blasts but American R&B crooner Omarion, who suffered no injury or inconvenience, wants people to pray for him. “Omarion was in London during the tragic bombings that struck this morning,” a statement by the singer’s publicist…

  • Security vs. Liberty

    This morning’s Daily Mail leader gets it wrong. Make no mistake, Britain will almost certainly have to sacrifice some of our ancient legal rights if we wish to protect our citizens. Civil liberties mean very little to someone killed by shrapnel… This morning’s Glasgow Herald leader gets it right. It is a cruel paradox that…

  • Plod goes after mods

    A British man has been prosecuted for selling chipped Xboxes, the first case of its kind. As the BBC reports: The conviction is the first of its kind in the UK, where the modification of video games consoles has been an illegal practice since October 2003, when the UK enacted the EU Copyright Directive. Under…

  • “Oops am I not being politically correct? Shame.”

    As the Live8 concerts draw to a close, Adam emails me to object about a review of No Logo I wrote back in 2000. He says: Just read the article you wrote on No Logo and you need to get in the real world. These people in the sweat shops should all bow down and…

  • Make celebrity poverty history

    No Rock’N’Roll Fun has been mercilessly skewering some of the hypocrisy surrounding the Live 8 beano, and this example really beggars belief. In Philadelphia: Live 8 performers are playing for free, but local organizers plan to shower the celebrities with a Hugo Boss duffel bag loaded with high-fashion trinkets valued at about $3,000. They’ll also…