Saturday 24th December 2005
Well, Christmas is almost here and I can’t be bothered to write my lengthy-ish seasonal post after all; shopping and wrapping have taken up too much of my time.
So nothing about my trip into Manchester the other week wandering around the Christmas markets, where I saw the strange sign “Wanted - temporary staff for Christmas [...]
Posted by Quinn | Filed in Fimbles
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Wednesday 14th December 2005
If you’ve read my previous post, where I mention that I work in the public sector, then you are no doubt jealous of the fact that my pension allows me to “swan off” at 60 when everyone else will have to work until they are 68 before they retire; at least you will if you [...]
Posted by Quinn | Filed in Society
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Wednesday 14th December 2005
There have been some interesting posts over at The Filter^ recently. This one, on the subject of drinking, harks back to an earlier post on the same subject, and follows the author’s usual line that government action will invariably make matters worse, that there are free market solutions to our problems. As usual, Anthony makes [...]
Thursday 8th December 2005
Funny really; there I was on Friday night, taking advantage of the newly relaxed licensing laws, and disagreeing with my mates over the way George Best’s death had been handled across the media and elsewhere. Sure, the coverage was a tad excessive, I thought, but not unexpectedly so considering the fame of the man, and [...]
Posted by Quinn | Filed in Media
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