Apparantely, today there is a national holiday to celebrate the cheap and tacky gift memorabilia market. If you have ever wanted a Jelly bean vaguely in the shape of a happily married couple this is your chance. But, don’t spend all day watching nothing on TV, beat the rush before prices are discounted 90% tomorrow [...]

In a move that has surprised many in the world of cycling, the UCI have announced that Fiji is to host the 2013 version of the Tour de France. Though Fiji don’t have much of a reputation for cycling, the event is seen as a unique opportunity for Fiji to invest in Alpine passes, a [...]

Oxford has recently switched off speed cameras (on the grounds that we can’t afford it or something pathetic like that). Maybe we should take a leaf out of Switzerland who fined someone £650,000 for speeding! None of this £30 and don’t do it again. A few of those speeding fines, and suddenly even the UK [...]

There was growing outrage today as a Daily Mail journalist was captured frequently flouting the rules of the law as he sped in his motor car at 35mph in  a 30mph zone – flagrantly breaking the law with a breathtaking disregard for the lives of other road users. P.Duddy of The Daily Sanctimonious Drivel writes, [...]

So England are out of world cup – so much hope, expectation, excuses, and disappointment (and that unmistakable feeling of deja vu) . I don’t know why we get so worked up about football, it always ends in tears. We should forget about football, tennis, cricket (and any sport that really matters) It’s time for [...]

A very short cycle path in Cardiff (8ft). Courtesy Cardiff Ajax According to the Daily Mail, Officials said it was to ‘highlight the interface between the eastbound carriageway and the beginning of a new contraflow facility’ in Cardiff city centre and to encourage green transport. On a completely random note, I couldn’t help notice the [...]

I just picked up a short book in Waterstones – The Next Big Thing. The book has a range of things that once were popular, but with the benefit of hindsight it is really very hard to see why. From legalised paedophilia in ancient Greece to shell suits being the height of fashion, there are [...]