Tag: John
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Police Put the Kettle On, Protesters say no thanks
Via the excellent BunkerKRS blog is this video of the protests yesterday…I saw some of the protest and despite what the news outlets say it was peaceful if noisy, the bits I saw anyway. Similar picture in Bristol apparently with protesters avoiding the police’s kettling tactics and spread out, as with London lead the police…
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Pray away the gay tories
Homophobic, xenophobic, Thatcher in sheep’s clothing – vote how you like but those in the UK please don’t vote Tory on the 6th. Why? Well here’s a few reasons close to my heart: Philippa Stroud, Tory PPC for Sutton and Cheam who might well win it, believes you can pray away the gay – literally…
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Happy Scroogemas! And A Bah Humbug New Year!
About to head off to the wilds of Surbiton to see John, probably be online in one way or t’other but y’all have a Happy Scroogemas and Bah Humbug New Year! Happy HanuKwanzaWinterDrinkymas! So to celebrate my commiserations of the season, here is my Bah Humbug exclusive compilation I gave out to people who came…
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Victorian Values
Last night I was at the Victorian Values event at the British Library run by the Ministry of Burlesque with Victorian Values and others which I think Gryphons-Hole would have not only liked but fit right in if he wasn’t state-side; I alas didn’t go in my top hat but if I had I would’ve…
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The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain at the Proms
On Tuesday I made my first ever trek to the BBC Proms to listen to silly ukelele music and nearly 1,000 people play Ode to Joy, as you do. Yes I was at Proms 45 to hear the The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain – an 8 piece band, they’ve been going for24 years doing…