May 2010
4 posts
On the Psychology of Bus Drivers
Over the past 2 or 3 years I have become a regular passenger on Londons mighty fleet of red buses. There is of course many things to be said about traveling on London buses but in this post I want to focus on one particular aspect which I was pondering only last night.
I almost always travel on the top deck of the bus because as everybody knows the bottom deck is only for mothers, elderly...
Sometimes You Just Feel a Bit Sketchy
If you have ever been through US immigration you will know what I mean.
I am fairly confident that the US government dosn’t have anything against me. I’m an educated, open-minded citizen (subject really but I digress) of the United Kingdom. I have never been arrested, I’m not a communist, I’ve never visited a terrorist training camp and I consume coffee in the morning not speedballs.
However,...
A Requiem for Gordon Brown
The world does not love Gordon Brown. It probably never will.
Of all the many possible outcomes of the UK election tomorrow, the least likely is that Gordon Brown will keep his job.
The reason is that he is very bad on T.V. He always has been. He always will be.
It’s a shame really since I can’t help but feel that if Brown had taken office in a different era, before T.V. he might...
