http://www.planetbods.org/blog/build/images/me.jpg 2008-03-12T19:33:11Z When it comes to politics, you should really avoid at all costs... tag:www.planetbods.org,2008:/blog/Politics/2 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2008, Andrew Bowden 2008-03-12T19:33:11Z 2008-03-12T19:12:33Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2008:/blog//2.778

I'm not one for political posts normally, but sometimes you just have to ask what the hell our politicians are playing at? I'm talking about you, Alistair "Pub Killer" Darling and your insane 4p rise in excise duty on beer. That is, ladies and gentlemen, a rise of 13% in tax. At a time when the cost of a pint is increasing anyway due to higher prices in materials.

Andrew Bowden 2007-07-10T21:50:36Z 2007-07-10T21:46:01Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2007:/blog//2.698

Ooh, getting a bit political here...

Andrew Bowden 2007-01-02T22:38:22Z 2006-06-02T18:56:14Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2006:/blog//2.602

There's a wonderful story in the Telegraph today about how Council Tax inspectors turned up at the Big Brother set to asses whether the inmates should be paying Council Tax.

Andrew Bowden 2005-11-05T14:47:14Z 2005-05-03T19:38:23Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2005:/blog//2.396

Some more election leaflets have come in since the last batch was reviewed. And it's new entries from Labour, the Tories, and a re-entry in the letter box, from the Greens.

Andrew Bowden 2005-11-05T14:47:14Z 2005-04-29T10:09:24Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2005:/blog//2.391

With less than a week to go before the election, you have to ponder who to vote for. Well I haven't met any of the candidates and I haven't even seen them anywhere, although apparantly the Greens did a hustings session last week. So what about literature - the stuff shoved through the door.

Andrew Bowden 2005-11-05T14:47:14Z 2005-04-20T19:24:10Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2005:/blog//2.385

Just under a month ago, I mentioned the errection of two large, metal billboards on a small patch of grass right outside Colliers Wood tube station, next to the Brown and Root Tower. And now I write again.

Andrew Bowden 2005-10-24T21:26:04Z 2005-03-21T22:51:10Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2005:/blog//2.363

So here I was, wondering whether to fax my MP about the fact that not only is Colliers Wood blighted with a huge number of billboards (I walk past at least thirteen in a ten minute walk to the tube station) but some muppet has given the goahead by the looks of it, for another two.

Andrew Bowden 2005-10-24T21:26:03Z 2005-02-10T14:03:02Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2005:/blog//2.337

Out of the entire BBC News at One, there was only five minutes of actual news - the rest of the programme taken up with hoardes of journalists talking about a bloody royal wedding.

Andrew Bowden 2007-01-02T23:18:52Z 2005-01-31T21:37:07Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2005:/blog//2.334

You're bored, you're fed up. So what to do? Well take a trawl round TheyWorkForYou.com and see what you can find out about your MP.

Andrew Bowden 2005-10-24T21:25:59Z 2004-06-13T20:07:19Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2004:/blog//2.250

Having just been looking at the vote breakdown on the London Elects website, I don't know whether to be depressed that 3.04% of Londoners voted BNP in the Mayoral election or glad that the vote for the far right is not nearer 10% like in some parts of Europe...

Andrew Bowden 2005-10-24T21:25:58Z 2004-06-01T18:27:33Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2004:/blog//2.242

A rather good booklet dropped through my door today - explaining all about the forthcoming elections in London and for the European Parliament.

Andrew Bowden 2005-10-24T21:25:58Z 2004-05-20T22:23:57Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2004:/blog//2.237

Here's a gem from Robert Kilroy-Silk on Question Time this evening. Apparantly according to him, the existance of the European Union has not kept peace in Europe. Nope. Oh no. No. It's America that have kept the peace...

Andrew Bowden 2005-10-24T21:25:55Z 2004-01-30T21:50:23Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2004:/blog//2.160

Many people will have seen the staff response to the resignation of Greg Dyke as Director General of the BBC. I like many people were completely gutted by his decision, but he made it and I respect that and his reasons for doing so

Andrew Bowden 2008-08-13T12:54:14Z 2003-08-26T19:52:12Z tag:www.planetbods.org,2003:/blog//2.67

The Conservative Party are wonderful at sprouting utterly stupid comments...

Andrew Bowden