Monthly Archives: May 2010

Police. State.

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

Depending on who you ask the past thirteen years have seen Britain sleepwalk into a surveillance state unsurpassed since Stasi East Germany or the people who worry about the past thirteen year sleepwalk into a surveillance state unsurpassed since Stasi … Continue reading →

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Tents for truth

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

The ‘Democracy Village’ has been in the news, mainly because after whoever knows how long of sitting there someone noticed that it was about to be the backdrop to the Queen’s Speech and so with due irony the process to … Continue reading →

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All hail the King

Posted on May 25, 2010 by

Believe your goggling bins … (and give due reverence to the mighty Sid Waddell) … as you witness Phil Taylor, he of The Power and many, many world titles, toss off two nine darters in the same match. Sid Waddell … Continue reading →

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… and carry on

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

Okay so this one isn’t quite as mysterious as “Who put Bella in the wychelm?” and nor does it have the comedic potential of “M Khan is bent” but there’s something vaguely satisfying about scribbles on the wall that make … Continue reading →

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Square

Posted on May 23, 2010 by

Another film back from the Lubitel 2 and whilst we must grieve for the passing of the Lamphey/Tenby shots (stupid boy not sticking the film properly at the end) we must all grow and move on – and if the … Continue reading →

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Mad, quite mad

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

Goalkeepers are nuts, everyone knows that, and the exhibition at the Getty Images gallery (which I found by accident but am glad I did) will convince no one otherwise. The only downside to such a prejudice-confirming collection comes via the … Continue reading →

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Lost in the light

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

No photo with this one. This post is in memory of the 12 shots of Lamphey and Tenby in Pembrokeshire that have been lost to the four winds owing to not sticking the tape across the exposed roll firmly enough. … Continue reading →

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Tribes of man

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

Yesterday, I made the journey to the Natural History Museum for the first time in about a quarter of a century. Having two boys who like dinosaurs makes you do that sort of thing. The last time I went, which … Continue reading →

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First shots

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

I blew the dust off my antique Sony Cyber-shot (How old is it? I switched it on and it asked me what day in 2003 it was …) and handed it to my eldest. A very proud daddy-son moment – … Continue reading →

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Summer is here

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

It’s cold and the sky is full of drizzle … it must be the start of the league cricket season. Two days after the electorate blew a decisive raspberry in the direction of the political classes (although not here in … Continue reading →

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