The Plashing Vole

Something to celebrate at last: The Hegemon has been judged by Stonewall as one of the 4 most gay-friendly HE institutions in the country. ...

I'm hooked on the Select Committee's interrogation of various top coppers in pursuit of the hacking story: the Murdochs up next. You...

Sean Hoare is the former News of the World reporter who died yesterday, probably due to drink and drugs. Wracked by guilt, he was the first...

I've previously quoted George Orwell on the News of the World (from 'The Decline of the English Murder') and Yes, Prime Ministe...

Yes, dear readers, my media empire expands as certain others decline. You can hear me live on WCR on July 20th, 1-2 p.m. BST. And repeated ...

A week ago, I mentioned that Zoverstocks had sent me 4 copies of 10,000 Maniacs' MTV Unplugged live CD, and begged them to stop. They ma...

Who else in government is in hock to News International? How about everybody's favourite ex- Newsnight Education Moron  Minister Micha...

I've been watching a lot of Yes, Minister , and Yes, Prime Minister recently: the witty, farcical and cynical 1980s comedy set in the h...

I bought myself this recently. It seemed appropriate. On another matter, I went a whole week without buying a single book. Astonishing. I...

My friend Neal recently grew a fine beard, seemingly for the amusement of his friends. As you can see, the experiment ended this week: he...

The last few of my favourites from the 2011 European Fencing Championships. But don't worry, there are plenty more here . Click these to...

And there are even more from the 2011 European fencing championships  here ! Click on these ones for massive versions. Joy for some, bitte...

Full set here : click these samples for larger versions. Full-speed attack on Halsted by Rigine Victory for Halsted: defeat for Rigine Ha...