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Something rather amazing is happening in British politics. The latest YouGov poll, which measures the public's voting intention for the country's three main political parties, puts the Liberal Democrats in first place for the first time in... well, certain...

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I came across this the other day (while Googling solid state drives, for some strange reason) and the PC fanboy in me just couldn't resist. I plan on wearing it to my workplace, a stomping ground for numerous Mac...

Posted at 8:15 PM in General

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/8447023.stm...

Posted at 3:40 PM in General

Be of good cheer!...

Posted at 12:00 AM in General

Was Santa good to you?...

Posted at 10:05 AM in General

All the best of the festive season from your favourite curmudgeon!...

Posted at 12:00 AM in General

Christmas time's a-coming!...

Posted at 4:01 PM in General

No horror movie reviews this year, I'm afraid. I've simply been too busy to find the time....

Posted at 9:21 PM in General

...well, it's not, actually, but it was the only heading I could think of. I was in London yesterday for the first time in over a decade. The people of that fair city have, for some reason, a reputation for...

Posted at 12:30 PM in General

It's funny - I was aware of both Christopher and Peter Hitchens, but for some reason I'd never made the connection between the two. They are in fact brothers, Christopher Hitchens being the more famous (or should that be notorious?)...

Posted at 2:37 PM in General

...because I decided to find out whether I could still draw the little guy after all those years. The answer is "yeah, kind of"....

Posted at 8:22 PM in General

Going out for pizza now......

Posted at 11:10 AM in General

I had my last meeting of the academic year with my PhD supervisor today, at which we discussed my goals for the next few months and also completed my yearly progress report. Result: I've got the go-ahead to proceed to...

Posted at 10:49 PM in General