June 2009 Archives

What a load of tosh. Even my six-year-old struggled to maintain her focus on this one. I fell asleep twice. Same old, same old.
What a shame to see Steve Coogan and Ricky Gervaise - two talented Brits - chucking their careers away on this tripe. Surely they can't be that desperate for the money?

Who suffers most from GCSE stress? Parents or kids? I'd be interested in your views.
I wonder if there's a helpline for parents struggling to cope.
We are in the throes of GCSE hell right now.
We try to force our 16-year-old to study and he dutifully goes into a room and shuts the door.
But we can't control what he's doing when he's in there.
We can only hope he's grafting away and that come the end of August we'll be sorry we ever doubted him.
Does the school say he needs to 'buckle down to some hard work' because it's the right thing to say, or do they say it because he's in serious danger of cocking up his future?
Not sure.
Does he realise the importance of these few weeks in his life and career?
Not sure.
Is it fair that so much is at stake at such an early age?
Probably not.
All I know for certain is that I'll be glad when it's all over.Anyone got any tips for coping?

It's a bad day for Britain and Europe. The BNP have representatives at the European Parliament.
I put the blame squarely at the door of our Westminster politicians. Their shameful behaviour over expenses meant not so much a protest vote as no vote at all at the Euros,
The result? The dangerous extremists of the BNP are not drowned in the deluge of the mainstream.
They kick their nasty little heels and on a tide of bewildering proportional representation they sneak up the pipe to Brussels.
And we are stuck with them. Gordon Brown, hang your head in shame.

I went to Stratford upon Avon at the weekend. It rained. Incessantly. Hour after hour.
Fortunately the lovely spa facilities at the Welcombe Hotel meant Morgan and I could swim while Lynne became yet more beautiful.
I had a golf lesson amid the torrent. I've cracked it. Watch this space.