[blogfocus] issues it would be nice to post on

The Croydonian raises the issue of people's memories of past history [20 years ago] fade with time. Some might venture to suggest it is because people are basically self-interested.

Chris Dillow writes "I don’t think anyone has grasped the full gob-smacking level of imbecility and venality within this ..." Great piece on Nu-Labour's grasp of economics and class hatred - not the usual rant.

Rob, of the Broadsheet Rag, writes of the feeling of depression or as he puts it, melancholy, he's been feeling. I do believe it is rampant across the world just now; it is especially so in Britain and more particularly, in the blogosphere. There have to be reasons. Mopsa adds to this in her way.

Eurodog has all you need to know about the background to the Basenji. You were obviously wondering where you could get your hands on such info before. Now you can.

The Flying Rodent, in his inimitable manner, writes: "From what I can pick up off FOX News and CNN, the internet's a veritable s--tstorm of rancid crazy, and here I am, reading mere books in my spare time! Proper ones, with no pictures!"

Hooky has a nice piece on Hewlett Packard getting it wrong again [Hooky puts it slightly differently] with: "Although the song used in the Hewlett Packard advert was a 1982 cover version sung by Joan Jett, the lyrics... Do you wanna touch (yeah)... Do you wanna touch me there, where..." are also those of Gary Glitter.

An older one from John Trenchard: "Britain loses control over immigration policy... and not a peep from the British mainstream media." 'Nuff said.

From L'Ombre: "Cat and dog owners are to be told to provide "entertainment" and "mental stimulation" for their pets under new government advice." Sigh - more government inanity. Longrider gives his take here. Interesting [to me] that two of my must-read bloggers should tackle the same piece. Well OK ... it's not that interesting, I suppose.

For those who like their posts a bit more enigmatic, you can't go past Lord Somber [that's his pic above left]. You make of it what you will but I agree with him.

If you like your entertainment earthy, the First Lady provides: "No, I canny see the ball at the end of the f****** table and I'm nay strong enuff, Im nay strong enuff to play snooker, and the ball, I canny see the balls, but see they Americans, they have much bigger balls, and bigger cues and bigger pockets ..."

Finally, how better to go out [and maintain the hellfire motif] than with Wonko's take on Guy Fawkes Night in this pic to the right.