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British Politics Explained 25 May 2010 | 08:25 pm
Well, actually, no it isn't British politics has got a bit strange. First of all, who on earth is Nick Clegg? Here's who: Nick Clegg, of the Lib Dem persuasion Has ambitions to rule the whole nation...
Nun Of The Above 7 May 2010 | 11:00 pm
Green, and proud of it So - Britain has a hung parliament, and my goodness, it's well hung. Does this mean we can string 'em all up? No; it means even more dither, dishonesty, doom and disaster than ...
A Chap's Guide To Childbirth 5 May 2010 | 10:19 am
Here comes the bride - and before you know it... I am delighted to announce I'm an uncle for the 22nd time (!); and Mrs. G's little bro, ChrisProles, is even more delighted to be a Dad for a second t...
It's A Dalek, Dahling 1 May 2010 | 12:10 am
Daleks: The Next Generation We have a new Doctor Who from the BBC. For anyone who doesn't know Doctor Who; think Star Trek without the money, or the adverts. Back in the 60s, the BBC couldn't afford ...
Gordon, Where's Your Troosers? 26 Apr 2010 | 11:46 am
Tartan: always stylish Did you know a Scottish drummer in a kilt is the sexiest thing on the planet? So says Gordon, our Scottish drummer, who spent last night drumming for us1 AND his other band; a...
Coming Home 24 Apr 2010 | 01:34 am
Travelling light So finally we came back to England. Goodbye France, land of wine, wit, women, and wonder; hello Blighty, land of telly, twiglets, Tuborg, and taxation. We were a bit tired after all...
Bat Out Of Belgium 11 Apr 2010 | 11:41 pm
Don't mess with Belgium So, the Family Grump have survived the skiing season for another year. And what a top vacation; riding up and sliding down all day, generally without injury, with the exceptio...
War and Piste 1 Apr 2010 | 11:13 am
Spring skiing. Splendid I've been a bad, bad blogger recently because I've been working my fingers to the bone trying to get ready for vacation. Sorry. Vacation eh? For someone who's scared of heigh...
Teeth, and the Decline of the British Empire 24 Mar 2010 | 12:29 am
Open wide No. 3 son, or MicroGrump as I call him, has just finished cosmically expensive orthodontic treatment. I tried to talk him out of it by appealing to his better side. I told him that if we ga...
iPhone, You Phone, Everybody Phones 18 Mar 2010 | 11:04 am
Hello? Hello? They're everwhere. iPhones. You can't get on a train, go to the cinema, run round the park, shuffle round Sainsburys or even visit the loo without bumping into someone staring cross-eye...
