Author: Richard Carter

A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.

I’m confused…

I thought it was the EU that was supposed to be ‘undemocratic’… BBC: Supreme Court: Suspending Parliament was unlawful, judges ruleBoris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled. Mr Johnson suspended—or prorogued—Parliament for five weeks earlier this month, but the court said it was wrong to stop MPs carrying out… Continue reading I’m confused…

Senior moment

In the latest of my increasingly common ‘senior moments’, I just opened a carton of grapefruit juice and poured its contents over my cereal. I think that must be what they refer to as a ‘continental breakfast’. (The only valid argument I’ve heard so far in favour of Brexit.)

The Boss turns 70

To mark the 70th birthday of Bruce Springsteen, who was born in the USA on this day in 1949, a timely reminder of the time I duetted with him (sort of) at a packed Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, way back in 2008. Happy birthday, Boss!

Frank Key

I was sad to learn of the death last week of my online acquaintance and occasional correspondent Frank Key, the absurdist genius behind the clotted nonsense that was hootingyard.org. Among the phenomenal amount of nonsense Frank put out there, he was aware that my personal favourite was a piece about a rose garden, which he… Continue reading Frank Key

Got this covered

BBC: Brexit: Operation Yellowhammer no-deal document publishedRiots on the streets, food price rises and reduced medical supplies are real risks of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, a government document has said. I’ll freely admit I've been concerned the government, in its insane rush to implement any form of Brexit, had been completely… Continue reading Got this covered