Reminded me of the PM after spending a day on the beach in Cornwall (Roboppy via Flickr) David Cameron went to Cornwall on his holibags – good for him, so did we. New pictures showed him bare chested, sunburnt and struggling to get his soggy swimmers off under a beach towel. He’s one of us […]
Could you leave your child in the pub?
Of course you could. Just like David Cameron did. Settle down, I’m not suggesting that he and Sam, or anyone else, would set forth thinking “I don’t give a fig about my kids, I’ll just leave them lying about like dropped gloves”. That would be ridiculous. And, obviously, there are some bang-to-rights cases of […]
Parenting classes: What I’d like them to teach me…
Minutes before a fraternal squabble broke out This is how the ice cream wars started David Cameron wants to introduce parenting classes for everyone in England with a child under the age of 5.“Nanny state gone mad,” everyone cries. What does the prime minister know about bringing up kids anyway?But then I’ve thought about it […]
If you’re happy and you know it answer any of the four questions that rate how you feel about yesterday
It was raining in Glasgow and it seemed to me that motorists were deliberately hitting those oily puddles as people walked past. They wouldn’t be trying to soak a passer-by, would they? For once I didn’t get a splashing. And I arrived on time at the Marriot Hotel where the British Psychological Society was holding […]
This week I learned about the Big Society, Hitler, puddles, monkeys and a few other things
Hitler was a hypocrite. Boy One broke wind right there, next to me. It’s such a usual occurrence that I ignored it, however, the Panther was in chivalrous mood. Here’s the conversation that followed: Me: “Boy One it’s time you learned what hypocritical means.” Panther: “Oh yeah.” Boy One: “What’s hypocritical?” Me: “Well it’s when […]