Trial should be by jury. . . not the press

I realise that matters concerning Rebekah Brookes et al are now sub judice and I will try very hard to remain on the right side of the law.

But I find it quite intolerable that Ms Brookes, through her PA, legal advisor or whoever, has, in addition to making it clear she is innocent of any charges that might be put to her but that she... [more]

There's only one solution to speeding

The Cockermouth Rural Safety Group has monitored the speeds of vehicles in and around the town for four months and they have found over 60,000 drivers exceeding the speed limit with one fool being clocked at 89MPH in a 30 zone.

One can only wonder at what is happening within this motorist’s 3 brain cells but one thing you... [more]

Nuclear waste cannot be swept under the carpet

I have to admit being very torn by the issue of nuclear waste.

On the one hand we have to accept that the nuclear waste we already have cannot be swept under the carpet and on the other we do need a reliable energy production system which doesn’t rely on either dwindling natural resources of the whim of Middle Eastern potentates... [more]

Sport - it's no longer all about the game

Having spent last weekend watching sport I am, not for the first time wondering where the sport ends and the commerce and thuggery starts.

My watching has been Rugby (this time the 15 a-side game) and football.

In terms of Rugby, I was relatively satisfied. Of course, not all in the RFU garden is rosy with signs of thuggery all too... [more]

Come into the garden Maude. . . .David wants a word

Francis Maude is the 58 year old Cabinet Officer Minister in the coalition government.

He is well able to comment on matters of interest to the man and woman on the street as long as that man or woman went to a minor public school and Cambridge.

During the early discussions on the Government Cuts he sat shoulder to shoulder with the... [more]