The Gorse Fox is staying in Tewkesbury for a couple of nights. The virtual
reality rain of Sunday has turned into real reality rain here in
Gloucestershire... it does not encourage an early evening stroll.
At the Grey Monk's recommendation, the Gorse Fox went to the Rajshaji
Indian restaurant for dinner. Nice staff, and strangely Tudor decor set the
scene for a great curry. (No, he never learns!)
The longest-running Whitehall farce of modern times continues to provide fresh twists in a plot that would be highly amusing if the central character were not paid, handsomely, by the taxpayer to run the country when the Prime Minister is on holiday.That about sums up this odious man - "the longest running Whitehall farce".
He was never fit to run a large, sprawling department, or any department for that matter
The results, in terms of wasted billions and institutional ineptitude, have long merited his removal.Absolutely, and he should be personally liable for the money he has stolen from the tax-payer to finance his ludicrous, failed schemes. We have seen ex-politicians from other countries being prosectuted for committing crimes against humanity. Is the a case for a prosecution for "crimes against the taxpayer"... or actually maybe it should just be fraud. He has, after all, fraudulently been claiming to run a major government department.
How much more evidence of his unfitness for office is required before he is removed from the stage completely?
put the politics of the Labour succession aside and lower the curtain on Mr Prescott's antics for the sake of the country.
Gorse Fox poked his head up from the computer to find that he had some visitors in the garden.
| 1998 | Ruth Kelly objects to attempts to sell off land intended for a car park for the railway station |
| 1999 | RK rejoices at the failure of a scheme to build 1100-home estate - "a victory for people power"; "We must savour this sweet victory over developers" |
| 2000 | RK praises campaigners for stopping a 600 home estate |
| 2003 | RK opposes new housing on hospital site, she's "particularly concerned abou the impact this proposal will have on traffic congestion" |
| 2003 | RK is praised by residents for help and support in defeating a plan for the building of a five story block of flats and two house in a conservation area |
| 2004 | RK supports residents in opposition to a plan to build 30 new flats - due to over-development |
| 2004 | RK supports the opposition to plans to build homes on the site of an aerospace factory; tells planners they "should enhance the green belt by replacing the old works with open space " |
Fault: If the temperature in the refrigerator compartment is too cold.
Possible Cause: Temperature is set too low.
Remedial action: Increase temperature.
When asked by the British Library to name their favourite number one album, rock veteran's Led Zeppelin's 1969 classic Led Zeppelin II came out top.Lembit Opik said (who ever thought GF would quote Lembit Opik?)
"Zeppelin made a new kind of music. They created a genre many have copied but no-one has equalled. And Whole Lotta Love is the greatest rock song ever."No Country, no Western, James ;-)
"All being well, we expect to make regulatory filings for the vaccine in the coming months"
Glaxo said its new vaccine would give limited immunity to bird flu in the event of a pandemic. A second shot would be necessary for complete immunisation, the company said.
If there were a pandemic outbreak in the early autumn, mass manufacture of Glaxo's vaccine could probably be started quickly through collaboration with rival pharmaceutical companies.
Sunday has seen the sad passing of an old friend.
Bit by bit it was carefully dismantled (well, torn apart and hacksawed). Piles of rust began to gather where once had stood the barbecue.
"While you're there, I'm rather worried about the larder fridge; I think we need a new one"
Cars such as the Toyota Prius have gained enormous publicity amid soaring petrol prices and rising concern over global warming. However, in the first six months of this year sales of hybrids in the United States have fallen. Sales of the Prius in Britain have also stalled.
Hybrids have both a regular petrol engine and an electric engine, which adds to the cost of the vehicle. Power alternates between the engines, allowing hybrids to do 50 to 60 miles per gallon.
Plans by John Prescott to concrete over large areas of the South East should be scrapped and millions of new homes built instead in London and along the Thames, a Government adviser said yesterday.
Labour had a background of wariness of big, wasteful projects from its last long period of office in the 1960s, he said.
"This time they have not got the hang of what the public and the private sector do."
GF has spent the last hour or so listening to discussions on dependencies in a project. Most of this was a philosophical debate regarding a minor task that is not on any critical path...
Masterfully, one of the project managers takes his turn in charge.
A blockage of Project Managers
A chatter of consultants
A worry of technical architects
People advised to keep drinking water
The sun, having surpassed itself for the past 14 hours, has decided to slink down behind the distant hedgerows.
The perfect Sussex morning was spent sorting out an irrigation system for the plants around the deck. A system that we cannot use at present, due to the hosepipe ban; but at least it's ready for when the ban is lifted.
Gorse Fox (and the Gray Monk) has recently indulged in the fantasy of mounting a plasma cannon on the front of his car to deal with a) caravans, b) slow moving motor homes, and he would add c) lorries that play leapfrog on the A34 without the wherewithall to affect a successful passing manoevre.
He's checked the Highway Code, and there appears to be no regulation the explicitly prevents this... and in today's magazine from the Sunday papers, he notices (and brings to you attention) this Jaguar that has obviously beaten him to it.
Ok, technically it's a Gatling gun, not a Plasma Cannon, but you get the drift. GF wonders if this is a standard feature on a particular model, or just a optional extra.
Under the heading "Things you never knew you wanted" comes this item from the inserts in the Sunday Papers.
As repoted below, the initial plans were for lights... but somehow that got translated into a table, and chairs during the day.
Mr Prescott was reportedly given a "cowboy outfit" during a visit to the ranch of Philip Anschutz, the US tycoon who wants Britain's first super casino to be at the Millennium Dome.
"A man who on the BBC last week by his own admission struggles with a paper and pencil, and is incompetent by his own admission with technology, running two complex wars, and a number of other complex issues in the nation leaves me wondering who actually is running the nation.[File under: John Prescott, Laughing Stock]
"Is it the civil service behind the scenes? Or... this man who by his own admission is not up to the job? "
The groynes take such a battering at high tide (particularly in bad weather)... yet somehow look almost soft during the respite of low tide.
Gorse Fox is not a horsey person. He can imagine, however, the exhilaration of trotting along the sand at low tide.
Several boats are beached on the strand.
Gorse Fox had to drop his VW Golf at the garage this morning. There is an ongoing, niggling problem where it seems to surge and fall-back repeatedly when ticking-over at 30mph. (GF doesn't often have to do 30mph, so it is not a major issue). Whilst at the garage he checked the Authorised Accessories List ... no Plasma Cannon available for this model.
Despite the perfect conditions, there were but a few fellow souls making the most of this. A few dog walkers, clutching their plastic bags; a jogger or two... but that was about it.
Crossing towards Ferring, a few padlocked stands show where fishermen can keep their equipment.
Walking back between the buildings at Warwick, the Gorse Fox noticed (in the upper-centre of the picture) this heron keeping a silent watch over the lake.
And semi-finalists Portugal won Fifa's most entertaining team award.
And semi-finalists Portugal won Fifa's mostentertainingcomical team award.
The party thundered on into the night. There was a superb band playing everything from recent hits, to classic blues standards.
As the evening continued it seemed that the mixture of food and alcohol, when jiggled about and mixed was causing some interesting effects. Gorse Fox was not sure exactly what competition was being held here, but decided it would be impolite to ask.
No. It didn't fool Caesar when your elderly sister tried this disguise... and it won't work for you. (Though it was great source of amusement !)
Trying to disguise herself as Cleopatra's grandmother didn't fool Caesar for more than a few nannyseconds.
As the evening drew on, and conscious of the proximity to the Ides of July, Caesar could not help but notice conspiratorial discussions across the table.
They Party as held at an ageing cousin's farm in the sumptuous folds of the Devonshire countryside near Crediton. The sunshine of Sussex had melted away become overcast and light rain splashed against the marquees.
This was an unusual view for the Gorse Fox. As a rule, when out, GF tends to do the driving. For the journey down to Devon, however, we split the task.
"These things must be looked into after the match for retrospective action"
Going through some photos taken by the Gorse Fox's brother-in-law (the Sausage-man) he found this gem of an image featuring his Nutty Cousin.
