I am a Prince Charles fan. It takes courage to speak as he has done today in The Telegraph, to risk reputation with the likelihood of ridicule and controversy. It's made me think about the use of the words the environment. There are certain words and phrases to which I have developed a rather nasty … Continue reading Word Allergies:
No.2 “The Environment”
Category: rant
Word Allergies:
Fat
In another statement that demonstrates how we, as a society, fail to join the dots, Alan Johnson is concerned about the level of obesity in this country. Well done: very up with the Zeitgeist, Al. Well, if we spend so much time and money and space encouraging and manipulating ourselves into being nothing more than … Continue reading Fat
God is dead: thank God
I feel the need to have a rant (not a feeling I am unaccustomed to). This may be the first of many. <rant> Today on Start the Week on Radio 4, Grayson Perry and Jonathon Green were banging on about being ("fundamentalist" in Perry's words) atheists. Their images of God are so outmoded and childish: … Continue reading God is dead: thank God