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Diary for 2nd July 2008

Saved on 03/07/2008

Gloria Hunniford has, it seems, criticised Jonathan Ross for his reliance on ‘lewd wit’. I criticise her for gross misuse of the word ‘wit’. «

Diary for 2nd July 2008

Summer Books: Beyond Words by John Humphrys

Saved on 29/06/2008

I once said that on this site, book reviews are much...

Summer Books: Beyond Words by John Humphrys

Summer Books

Saved on 28/06/2008

Summers tend to be quite dull in the political world, and I’m fed up of writing perennial posts about the silliness of the silly season. So this year I’m trying something new. Starting tomorrow, and for the next ten weeks, I’ll be publishing a book review each Sunday evening both here...

Summer Books

Dalek Development - Part 3

Saved on 27/06/2008

Here are some images from Ged's model of our proposed new Dalek. He started by using a model kit of the original Dalek for parts and reference but in the end almost everything on the model was made from scratch.Dalek Development - Part 3

Of by-elections and discrimination

Saved on 26/06/2008

In Tony Blair’s day, New Labour were...

Of by-elections and discrimination

Dalek Development - Part 2

Saved on 26/06/2008

Here are a couple of early tests for alternate Dalek designs. The Daleks flying over St Paul's Cathedral dates back to August 2002. The clip below is even older, going back to July 2001. This was just a piece for fun, but the mechanics of the legs unfolding took some working out.

Dalek Development - Part 2

Dalek Development - Part 1

Saved on 24/06/2008

Way back in 2004 when the BBC announced the return...

Dalek Development - Part 1

Diary for 23rd June 2008

Saved on 24/06/2008

Umbrella Watch: My umbrella has just weathered its first foreign rain - a torrential Torontonian downpour. «

Diary for 23rd June 2008

Light blogging

Saved on 19/06/2008

As regular readers will already know, I’m celebrating… So expect little or no blogging for a little while. If you’re desperate to read something, why not browse the newly re-structured archive?

Light blogging

Diary for 18th June 2008

Saved on 19/06/2008

So Davis’ masterplan worked: Gordon has bottled another election he couldn’t win. I can’t recall a PM being backed into a corner this often. «

Diary for 18th June 2008

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