Afternoon news for you...

The reverend Blair has been at it again, trying to get his Anti-terrorism bill passed

"I reject completely the allegation that this is a fundamental attack on longstanding civil liberties" The use of the word fundamental worries me here. He then goes on to say "...there is no greater civil liberty than to live free from terrorist attack" Which sounds enough like a Bushism to have me rolling my eyes. I'm surprised he doesn't just call it the patriot act and be done with it. Does this mean we get the Wes Middlands Serious Crime Squad back? I do hope so.

On a spacey note, this pic from the boys at the European space agency, who think they have found a frozen ocean on Mars




Looks more like a landing strip than an ocean, but then what do I know?

Then this bunch of twaddle from the Association of British Insurers who say that owning (not just driving) an uninsured vehicle a should become a criminal offence. No shit; who would have thought they'd say something like that? These protectors of the public good state that 30 quid is added to car insurance premiums due to uninsured accidents. Does that mean that, if it's criminalised, the premiums will drop by 30 quid a year...? "er well, mumble mumble, actually, taking into account changes in err, oh; and 9:11, October storms etc, well ... no."

Finally this on Millie and Charlie, which I know Dave and Dunc, as avid royal supporters, will be keen to catch up on;


The wedding is legal, says lord chancellor. Well hurrah! I also heard on Auntie that Millie, although she will be titled "princess consort", which in royal parlance translates into English roughly as "Carlie's tart", will for all legal intents and purposes be Queenie if Big Ears gets the top spot. If he dies on the throne, so to speak, would Millie then become Queen...? This begs the possibility; perhaps the wedding is intentionally illegal to avoid any possibility of her eventual succession to the throne, should she outlive Charles. Another winner from the Defender of the Faith! Not sure of the rules, but I'm sure they involve cousin marriage.

I'm also fairly sure that the queen was asked not to attend rather than her refusing, due to her habit of getting sqiffy and heckling during the service. "Oi, freckle face; he's had your sister, you know" is an enduring favorite of mine from '86 at W. Abbey.

Suggested heckles for Millie and Charlie's big day;

"Till death do us part? Yeah well; worked the first time"
"That's no monstrous carbuncle, that's your wife!"
"This chamber looks like it was made by Indians, are you sure we're in the right place dear?"
"Where d'you get that ring; Asda?"

Bomber out