tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post5390447434626551045..comments2024-03-29T13:05:32.528+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Independence usually isn'tA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-39186240567227309212016-04-02T20:10:28.548+01:002016-04-02T20:10:28.548+01:00Derek - I wonder who actually watches the BBC thes...Derek - I wonder who actually watches the BBC these days? A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-41018688498004443972016-04-02T08:33:53.500+01:002016-04-02T08:33:53.500+01:00Biased Broadcasting Corporation aka the government...Biased Broadcasting Corporation aka the governments loud-hailer.<br />An antidote: http://biasedbbc.org/Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085466471703759531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-15815969255139312072016-03-30T17:25:32.929+01:002016-03-30T17:25:32.929+01:00James - because convivial is healthy.
Henry - yes...James - because convivial is healthy.<br /><br />Henry - yes, there is no mainstream political narrative which acknowledges privacy except for the elite.<br /><br />Demetrius - I recall chasers being common. Champagne and draught Guinness sounds refreshing if a little expensive. Didn't it generate loads of froth?<br /><br />Scrobs - the Beeb has been tamed, not that it was ever wild, but now it puts on its own saddle.<br /><br />A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-44648921433978667992016-03-30T16:17:59.902+01:002016-03-30T16:17:59.902+01:00Do they mention those sugary alcopops, so admired ...Do they mention those sugary alcopops, so admired by children up and down the country! Probably not, as they were originally brought in to try and teach kids what happens - and is now a meg-industry of tasteless ignorance.<br /><br />Try telling a miner, who has been down a hot pit for nine hours, that he isn't allowed to restore his bodily fluids in a pleasant way, but there again, we don't have any miners now do we...<br /><br />Try telling a farmworker, who has been on the fields for nine hours, that he isn't allowed to restore his bodily fluids in a pleasant way, but there again, we don't have any farms like that now do we...<br /><br />BBC = best avoided at all costs when it comes to sanctimonious rubbish.Scrobs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12942449871600526680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-90117325470952345882016-03-30T12:28:28.595+01:002016-03-30T12:28:28.595+01:00I recall the days when it was policy to have weake...I recall the days when it was policy to have weaker beers and at the same time heavy taxes on spirits. The result was that more beer was drunk and to speed things up whisky "chasers" were common. The rugger club I played for preferred champagne and draught Guinness half and half. But this was not usual. Nowadays, moderation in all things is the key.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-46163540009994467422016-03-29T22:14:20.148+01:002016-03-29T22:14:20.148+01:00And so it goes on. 1984 is definitely here.And so it goes on. 1984 is definitely here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267170289726545355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-33308430088505064702016-03-29T21:57:17.394+01:002016-03-29T21:57:17.394+01:00Glass of wine - not just healthy but convivial.Glass of wine - not just healthy but convivial.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com