12 September, 2008
A silver lining
Look on the bright side. If nothing else, the fire in the Channel Tunnel has cramped the style of the "asylum seekers" waiting at Nouvelle Sangatte to sneak into enter the Promised Land.
— Dogwash n. A project of minimal priority, undertaken as an escape from more serious work. (Jargon File)
— Me? I'm just a lawnmower. You can tell by the way I walk. (Peter Gabriel)
Edwin Greenwood is the nom de souris of a Mancunian early baby-boomer, now living in London, who like so many of his cohort has made the transition from cuddly inclusive soft-left liberal into a grumpy old git who is quite prepared to call a spade a black bastard. (The previous sentence may cause consternation to the Righteous. If this is you, read this and/or this before exploding with indignation.)