if i lived in a small village, and one day it was bombed by US planes and unmanned drones, and over 100 of my neighbours, men women & children, were killed i wouldn't think Barrack Obama was the best thing since sliced bread

the house martins are back again from Africa - their return always renews my confidence in the natural world -- i'm waiting to see whether they will nest again above my kitchen window, but fear that the gas boiler outlet, installed by local council workmen, which emerges a couple of feet away will probably frighten them off

i'll believe there's a serious economic crisis when the UK Government stops refitting its Trident nuclear subs (cost estimates range from £20 billion to £100 billion)