It turns out that my adventure with Lambeth parking enforcement was, as Americans say, peanuts, compared to this:

Ruth Ducker had legally parked her cherished Volkswagen Golf round the corner from her house for two years so it came as a shock when she discovered it had disappeared from its regular spot – and in its place was a set of double yellow lines.
Her confusion deepened when Lambeth council claimed to have no knowledge of where …

As I don’t know anything about cricket, I don’t know who Andrew Flintoff is. But that’s irrelevant, because the man gave an interview and was utterly right about what he said:
England cricket star Andrew Flintoff has landed himself in trouble again after he launched a bizarre anti-immigration tirade.
The all-rounder told GQ magazine that Britain’s immigration policies had failed.
He added: ‘I have no problems with a multicultural society, I think that is to the benefit of …

It turns out that after US President Barack Obama told his French colleague Nicolas Sarkozy that he should invite British royals to the D-Day anniversary in Normandy this weekend, Sarko gave in and an official invitation was sent by the French ambassador to Prince Charles:
Prince Charles will attend the 65th anniversary of D-Day celebrations this Saturday after Barack Obama intervened in the row.
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The decision came as the White House revealed it was lobbying to get …

This just came in:
Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, is to resign, Sky News reported today.
Her decision, following allegations against her over her parliamentary expenses, would open the way to a major Cabinet reshuffle early next week which could also see Alistair Darling removed as Chancellor.
Good riddance. Now she can retire from this exhausting public service that demands so many expenses to be claimed, and perhaps sit back on the sofa and watch porn …

It’s said that Cornwall is England’s wild west. Well, we didn’t see any cowboys shooting their revolvers as one would imagine they would in ‘real’ wild west, but we did see marvellous landscape, nature, Atlantic ocean, sandy beaches, cows and lambs. It is indeed really beautiful there. It’s a place where roads are sometimes so narrow one car barely fits there, and where mobile coverage isn’t taken for granted. So here’s a little diary from …