John Henderson
@jphendo.bsky.social
Retired after more than 45 years in journalism on local and regional papers and national magazines. Motoring writer for 25 years. Last paper Bury Free Press. Dog lover, interested in wildlife, intolerant of intolerance. UK.
I'm sure places like GP surgeries, hospitals and dentists all have monitoring systems that identify people without books or ebooks and ensure they're kept waiting. The system also recognises when you've got really interested in your book so it can call you in at that point.
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I'm sure places like GP surgeries, hospitals and dentists all have monitoring systems that identify people without books or ebooks and ensure they're kept waiting. The system also recognises when you've got really interested in your book so it can call you in at that point.
Always wondered if a police officer fed The Sun the lies in that awful front page. Doesn't excuse the paper: MacKenzie should still have ordered his staff to check the allegations with other sources.
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Always wondered if a police officer fed The Sun the lies in that awful front page. Doesn't excuse the paper: MacKenzie should still have ordered his staff to check the allegations with other sources.
Trouble with your common sense fixes is things like fixing the roof or tweaking CPS aren't sexy enough for politicians who want to look as if they're inventing grand solutions. Some of them involve things only people with court experience would understand so are useless fixes to such politicians.
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Trouble with your common sense fixes is things like fixing the roof or tweaking CPS aren't sexy enough for politicians who want to look as if they're inventing grand solutions. Some of them involve things only people with court experience would understand so are useless fixes to such politicians.
"Oh, you're a journalist so I'd better be careful what I say or you'll put it in the paper, ha ha ha."
"No, you'll be OK: we only quote interesting people."
"No, you'll be OK: we only quote interesting people."
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Oh, you're a journalist so I'd better be careful what I say or you'll put it in the paper, ha ha ha."
"No, you'll be OK: we only quote interesting people."
"No, you'll be OK: we only quote interesting people."
You can probably even buy corduroy Christmas tree baubles there.
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
You can probably even buy corduroy Christmas tree baubles there.
We soon put in secondary glazing until we could afford to replacements. A clerk of works at a Cambridge college told us a draft proofing trick. Put grease round the fixed frame edge then apply silicone sealant to the opening part and close it until dry. Grease stops it sticking to the fixed frame.
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We soon put in secondary glazing until we could afford to replacements. A clerk of works at a Cambridge college told us a draft proofing trick. Put grease round the fixed frame edge then apply silicone sealant to the opening part and close it until dry. Grease stops it sticking to the fixed frame.
Odd how often Farage seems to have had large numbers of people hear him say something different to what he thinks he said.
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Odd how often Farage seems to have had large numbers of people hear him say something different to what he thinks he said.
Very pretty but I bet they were cold. Our house had Crittall windows when we bought it and on cold mornings you'd get thick ice on the inside of the metal frames. They were very hard to draft proof so on windy days you'd think the bedroom window was open because the curtains were moving so much.
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Very pretty but I bet they were cold. Our house had Crittall windows when we bought it and on cold mornings you'd get thick ice on the inside of the metal frames. They were very hard to draft proof so on windy days you'd think the bedroom window was open because the curtains were moving so much.
The bad news is that deniers on X have long claimed the fact the ozone layer hole didn't kill us is proof it and climate change are hoaxes. The concept that the world acted together to end the use of CFCs in aerosols and refrigeration is beyond them.
December 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The bad news is that deniers on X have long claimed the fact the ozone layer hole didn't kill us is proof it and climate change are hoaxes. The concept that the world acted together to end the use of CFCs in aerosols and refrigeration is beyond them.
Hope that's what he meant.
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Hope that's what he meant.
After seeing part of a fraud trial at the Old Bailey I came away admiring the jury's ability to at least look as if they were staying awake. There's definitely an argument for fraud cases to go before specially trained judges.
December 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
After seeing part of a fraud trial at the Old Bailey I came away admiring the jury's ability to at least look as if they were staying awake. There's definitely an argument for fraud cases to go before specially trained judges.
Last line of the letter suggests not.
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Last line of the letter suggests not.
What does the last line of the professor's letter say?
December 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
What does the last line of the professor's letter say?
But died 32 years later without ever being told.
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
But died 32 years later without ever being told.
I wonder if it might be two dogs' pawprints because there are so many.
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I wonder if it might be two dogs' pawprints because there are so many.
Yes, finding the name of a person's agent was never difficult even before the Internet.
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Yes, finding the name of a person's agent was never difficult even before the Internet.
In many cases justice isn't being done because victims can't stand the stress of it hanging over them through constant postponements.
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
In many cases justice isn't being done because victims can't stand the stress of it hanging over them through constant postponements.
What I find even more amazing is that in 32 years he never found the time to tell Stoppard about it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
What I find even more amazing is that in 32 years he never found the time to tell Stoppard about it.
Can't believe he never bothered to tell Stoppard that.
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Can't believe he never bothered to tell Stoppard that.
Nah, still three weeks before you have to start sorting things.
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Nah, still three weeks before you have to start sorting things.
All of the people with learning disabilities I've met have been far more likeable and engaging than the sort who use the R word that way.
December 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
All of the people with learning disabilities I've met have been far more likeable and engaging than the sort who use the R word that way.
As she's using GBNews as her info source it's hardly surprising she's misinformed.
December 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
As she's using GBNews as her info source it's hardly surprising she's misinformed.
We've got a kitchen cutting board with marks like that.
December 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We've got a kitchen cutting board with marks like that.
Unlikely now he can't use Parliament's subsudised restaurants.
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Unlikely now he can't use Parliament's subsudised restaurants.