comedy
Some stop-motion silliness in Sicily
Here was a bit of fun from our holiday in Sicily – a stop-motion jolly directed by my son Joshua, involving my parents, me and
26th September 2011
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Friday Fun 11 with Poker chips – and a blogging vacation
Well, this is a lot of fun – done by my son and nephew. It’s amazing what you can do with a camera and some
19th August 2011
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Friday Fun 10: Who ever said text-speak was new?
It’s everywhere – you’d better get used to it. It’s a language we all must learn – both to be able to understand messages sent
12th August 2011
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21st Century
Friday Fun 9: Humbert Wolfe’s The British Journalist – #Hackgate The Poem
In the light of recent events, it seems only appropriate to bring this back to the forefront of public attention. You’ve seen the trailer for
22nd July 2011
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Friday Fun 8: For all completing tax returns: DESK DUTY by Hugo Williams
I’m in the throes of that dreaded annual ordeal: the tax return. For some reason (best known to probably not very many people at all),
15th July 2011
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ARTS
Friday Fun 7: PS What Whitehall Thinks of Canterbury
I said last week that I was offering the final instalment of Whitehall Wisdom. Well, I subsequently realised that I had omitted perhaps the most
1st July 2011
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Friday Fun 7: Final Lessons from Whitehall
We come at last to the final instalment of Whitehall Wisdom. It’s more a random string of pearls than a topical arrangement this time, but
24th June 2011
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Friday Fun 6: Interpreting Civil Service Speak
One of the acute difficulties of British etiquette is the profound problem of meaning – there can be a huge disparity between the literal/surface meaning
17th June 2011
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Friday Fun 5: How to Manage your Government Minister
Here are some further lessons from Yes Prime Minister. This time, mainly from Sir Humphrey, on the art of managing your department minister, however senior
10th June 2011
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Friday Fun 3: The political education of Bernard Woolley
This week we follow Bernard as he comes to terms with some of the realities of political life, usually as a result of the instructions
27th May 2011
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Friday Fun 2: The stumbling wisdom of Jim Hacker
This week we witness some moments where Jim Hacker, Minister and then Prime Minister, struggles to master the tricks of the Civil Service Trade…
20th May 2011
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