Once upon a time, and a very happy time it was too, there was a happy country called Ingerland. All the people of Ingerland were happy, because the happy Ingerlander government kept them happy. They even gave their government departments silly names, such as Commons Select Committee, which kept the people amused wondering how something …
Something dramatic happened
Something indescribably dramatic happened on the day of Pentecost. What it was I don't know. Here's how the Bible tries, and fails, to describe it. On the day of Pentecost all the Lord’s followers were together in one place. Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a mighty wind! It filled the house …
D Day
Seventy years on Seventy years ago today over 5000 soldiers lost their lives to start a new front against the Germans and helped bring a faster end to the Second World War. What can be said about the bravery of the men that stormed the Normandy beaches could do justice to their self-sacrifice. Nothing I …
Around Town
Sunday. Huddersfield Town Centre for a walk arranged by the Historical Society. The theme of the day might as well have been scaffolding. The George Hotel was covered in scaffolding. The railway station was covered in scaffolding. The Parish Church was covered in scaffolding. Some buildings were not covered in scaffolding, like the Town …
The Sky’s the limit
I haven't made a cycling blog for a while, so here goes. Saturday I went out for a bit of a ride. The weather was good, so dressed in my best MAMIL* attire I set off for a bit of a tootle round. It wasn't long before I saw some more cyclists on the road. …
This is what happens if you don’t vote
Apathy wins. UKIP won the Euro elections, with an 11% increase in their share of the vote. Well done. But let's get this right. The vote was down from 34.7% of the population in 2009 to 33.8% in 2014. Only 9% of the electorate voted for UKIP to contribute to their earthquake in British politics. …
Living together
Look at these Christians, how they disagree with each other. This is about apologetics, a bit anyway. Bear with me, I will get to a point. A couple of years ago I spent a long time looking at the book of Colossians. An interesting letter in that it deals with a heresy in the early …
UKIP victory – Labour defeat?
In last night's count of the European Elections the vote for UKIP soared, or so it seems. The news that the British National Party last both their MEPs is not insignificant, because it seems that UKIP has absorbed the far right and anti immigration vote. There is always a complication, this time it was a …
People with learning difficulties should not vote.
According to this news story a man was told at a polling station that he should not be voting. What can I say, other than if true I find this really shocking. The idea of disenfranchising people is not what democracy is about. The story says that the returning officer has launched an …
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Chuffing trains (A rant)
Today was the day of the big timetable change. As a commuter I rely on the trains, today was the day that has been looked for. From October they were reassuring us as we crammed into overcrowded carriages like sardines that new trains were to be bought in the new year. New year arrived, nothing …
Making an ass of myself 