Wet, unwindy and warm at the Castle this morn, the study is
still holding on to many, many mangled machines and his Maj has discovered the
joy of ambush.
The interweb thingy is exceedingly slow this Tuesday, I
blame the Government...
Son of a B.....aronet (and reptilian alien in disguise) George
(I can count my good policies on the fingers on my head) Osborne has taken a
leaf out of U-Turn Cam’s very large book by doing a 180 to spare banks the full
impact of reforms.
In a Commons statement, the knobhead said legislation will
require UK banks to "ring-fence" their high-street banking operations
and increase their capital buffers. But our beloved “chancellor” also said the
stricter capital regime would fall short of what Sir John Vickers' Independent
Commission on Banking (ICB) proposed in its report.
Tosspot Osborne said primary and secondary legislation to
implement the retail ring-fence will be completed by the end of the Parliament
in May 2015. But the actual date for the implementation of the structural
overhaul was left vague.
A bit like the rest of the Piss Poor Policies Millionaires Club
Coalitions record to date...
And apparently:
Religious groups are boycotting Tesco after a senior
executive at the supermarket giant described Christians as “evil” for opposing
gay marriage.
Nick Lansley, Tesco’s head of research and development, said
he was actively taking a stand “against evil Christians” who opposed the right
of same-sex couples to marry.
In a message on his profile page on Flickr.com, he said:
“I’m…campaigning against evil Christians (that’s not all Christians, just bad
ones) who think that gay people should not lead happy lives and get married to
their same-sex partners.”
The remarks, which have now been removed from the photo
sharing website, caused outrage among Christian groups, who said they would
refuse to shop in the chain’s stores in protest.
That’ll cheer up the atheists, shorter queues and more stuff
to go round.
An animal-rights
group's campaign to rid the shelves of Harvey Nichols of reindeer pate has
backfired -- the store has now sold out of the canned delicacy.
Viva -- Vegetarians
International Voice for Animals -- drew attention to the Edible brand reindeer
pate being sold at the grocer with a campaign calling for Britons to
"politely complain" to Harvey Nichols to get the reindeer pate off
the shelves.
The pate, which is
branded as a "farm-raised relative of Rudolph" and an indulgent
winter treat, is made from Swedish Arctic reindeer meat, cognac and spices, according
to the listing for the product on Edible's website.
Bugger, I have already bought my train ticket to London and a new tin opener....
Norwich has become home to what is believed to be Britain's
shortest set of double yellow lines.
The lines - measuring just 17in (43cm) - are between a new
permit parking area in the waiting zone in Stafford Street.
Norwich city councillor Bert Bremner admitted the lines may
have been unnecessary, but said a developer paid for the road marking, so no
cost was incurred by the council.
'They were put down to make things clearer for permit
holders, but in hindsight perhaps they weren't needed.
'Local people said it was not obvious where the dividing
line was so a decision was made to put in a small section of double yellow
lines. I wish they weren't there
'As a councillor you are expected to do many things for
residents but getting into the Guinness Book of Records for the shortest set of
double yellow lines isn't one I anticipated.'
Be careful what you wish for Norfolk Numpty...
Chefs have created
a calorific treat to rival the deep-fried Mars Bar – deep-fried butter balls.
The snack, already
popular in the United States, has been given a Scottish twist as it is cooked
in Irn-Bru batter.
Edinburgh bar The
Fiddler’s Elbow is serving the pudding for what is thought to be the first time
in Scotland.
The sticky dessert,
called Braveheart Butter Bombs, is served with an Irn-Bru ice-cream and coulis.
While critics have
dubbed deep-fried butter a “coronary on a plate”, the chefs said it should be
safe in moderation.
So is Russian roulette...
And finally (after two hours):
A large model of an American jetfighter has mysteriously
disappeared from a small Dutch museum and its owners are hoping pranksters
rather than scrap metal thieves are responsible for what they call the “Jetnapping.”
Edwin van Brakel, chairman of the Museum Vliegbasis Deelen,
says the non-working model of a Lockheed Starfighter was discovered missing
Sunday morning.
He said Monday it is a mystery how thieves managed
to move the scale model, which is about 10 meters (33 feet) long and weighs
about 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds).
He says “it would not fit in the back of a Fiat 500.”
Or a transit.....Maybe Airfix could supply a replacement...
That’s it: I’m orf to take the
mistletoe back
And today’s thought.
Angus
