The Tea Party gets a lot of press these days, but how did it get started? Here’s The History of the Tea Party in Four Minutes…probably about the maximum time one should devote to politics. Annually.
The conundrum
Councillor Lee Rowley, Westminster’s cabinet member for parking, said the council’s vehicles ‘are permitted to park on yellow lines when carrying out statutory duties… Our drivers are instructed to park safely and considerately’. So, why are the yellow lines there in the first place then?
Taking no chances
No wonder the two day US Presidential visit is costing $200 million per day with 33 warships and an aircraft carrier moving to patrol the area!
Democracy at work
The Swiss are nothing if not democratic, the people actually having a say in what should happen within their country. How radical.
Cheap trip
The US Presidential trip to the Indian city of Mumbai looks likely to cost a pretty penny according to some reports. The cost could reach €200 million. That’s per day, not for the entire trip.
Convicted prisoners to get the vote in the UK
The killer whose human rights case has paved the way for prisoners to get the vote in Britain for the first time has taunted ministers by toasting his success on YouTube with Champagne and a joint. John Hirst, who hacked his landlady to death with an axe, was apparently celebrating for the 75,000 prisoners who will be getting the vote, …
No prize for initiative
A Massachusetts student, 17 year old Dan Depaolis, was suspended from his school after turning up dressed as a knight and riding his trusty steed. The stunt was meant to celebrate ‘medieval day’ during the school’s Spirit Week, with students dressing up in different themes and being awarded points for their costumes.
Still trying to prove his point
According to a study published in the medical journal the Lancet, alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack. The report is written by Dr King, Dr Lawrence Phillips and Professor David Nutt, the latter being the former UK chief drugs adviser sacked by the government in October 2009.
Pressure to ban bullfighting in France
It is not widely covered in the press, but bullfighting also has a loyal following in France, although the sport is coming under strong pressure from animal rights groups. Since the vote to ban it in the Spanish region of Cataluña from 2012, French animal welfare groups have been stepping up their campaign to get bullfighting outlawed in France as …
DIY Halloween
A Halloween costume doesn’t have to coast an arm and a leg, as this dad showed when he set out to make his son’s dream outfit…Part Kid, Part Machine, All Cop…