- @Glinner Subtlety’s lost on some… in reply to Glinner #
- @pamwatsonsmith Recipe? Make it up… in reply to pamwatsonsmith #
- @pamwatsonsmith Sweat onions, garlic, chillis. + meat, brown. + floor, chili powder. Cook. + tom puree, stock. + veg; toms, peppers, etc.
in reply to pamwatsonsmith # - @jamie_oliver A’hem. What was that ‘you’ said about not wanting to punt the site… :-\ in reply to jamie_oliver #
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Criminal policingDid you know … police face few sanctions even if their conduct, such as searching you for ‘over-confidence’, is deemed unlawful, says Mark Thomas Back in the heady days of September 2007 I was at an arms fair in the Docklands in London, though to avoid confusion I should add I was outside speaking against it, rather than inside browsing. The crowd I addressed was a mixture of Quakers and crusties and for my troubles the police stopped and searched me as I left the event, an incident that I wrote about in Cif. When the police conduct a stop and search they have to fill out a form giving their reasons and hand a copy over to you. On mine they wrote that Mr Thomas appeared to be an “influential individual” – a quote I intend to use in future publicity – and had attempted to walk past the police with an “over-confident manner” – always a sure sign of criminal intent. Maybe I am wrong, perhaps there is a forensic linkage with having an “over-confident manner” and criminality, perhaps the police routinely chase suspects through our metropolis shouting, “Stop him, he’s got a jaunty demeanour!” But I got the distinct impression the police were stopping me because they thought they could. Continue reading this item… As with many new technologies, applicationss, etc., the uptake is in stages; from early adopters onward. Viewed from the other end of the telescope there are equal stages that any individual goes through in getting to grips with said technology, apps, etc. – though not necessarily all the stages, many don’t even get past ‘Go!’… |
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Golliwot!
So, Carol Thatcher has been grassed up for an off-the-cuff (and ostensibly private) utterance in the BBC’s ‘One Show’ green room. A throwaway comment comparing an international tennis star’s hair to that of a ‘Golliwog’ has landed her in a jam.
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