One man and a cat called Kitler, railing against conspiracy, tyranny and the scarcity of good cheap wine. Plus interviews with pol..
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Survival of the Lucky
Published on 2009-11-23 05:20:00
Evolution (or Darwinism) is one of those beliefs that in debates and pub arguments is nearly always pitted against Creationalism and by virtue of that comes out smelling smugly of science. But like a boxing champion choosing his own challengers, or a politician refusing to answer questions unvetted by his aides, to me this rather contrived binary opposition seems like a rum deal, something promoted to hide the present crisis of credibility concerning the Theory of Evolution.Darwin's Theory of Ev
The rise and fall
Published on 2009-11-16 11:30:00
MURTON'S TIMELINE:1830: Population 691838: Work on pit starts1843: First coals drawn1851: Population 1,3951889: Electricity first used in pit1892: Murton toll gates removed1902: Three putters killed in pit, two aged 14, one aged 181906: Colliery draws 4,131 tons of coal in one day1910: Miners strike over Eight Hours Bill1913: Foundation stone laid for first council house1914: First public telephone for Murton, based in post office1922: Cenotaph unveiled1923: Coal drawn from West Pit for first ti
The Kitler trap
Published on 2009-11-08 13:48:00
I threw another log on the fire and picked up my book on Mao. A few minutes later the doorbell rang. It was Rafa from down the road holding Kitler in his arms. I found her in front of the fire when I got up this morning. God knows how she got in. Gracias, Rafa. Cafe?No, thanks. Wife's sent me on a messageRafa always insists on speaking English to me because he spends a fortune on classes. I battle back in Spanish and we have a bilinguil conversation, both of us speaking the language were least
