So, having sat at this desk for much of the glorious summer, I am heading off for two weeks holiday, just as it turns to autumn…never mind… See you back here in two weeks for more fun and games!
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Summer of euro-scares
What do eggs, flags, cornish pasties and nurses have in common? They are all stories we have been dealing with this summer that have to a greater or lesser extent been misrepresented in some quarters of the British press. At the same time we are clearing up, getting ready for the move to our newContinue reading “Summer of euro-scares”
Est-ce qu’il faut parler les langues?
There have been a lot of pieces in the news the last few days, prompted by the GSCE results and the fact that, apart from Spanish, numbers taking GCSEs in modern languages have dropped. The Independent leader criticises the decision to scrap mandatory languages at secondary level, saying: Making languages optional at 14 has hadContinue reading “Est-ce qu’il faut parler les langues?”
Off-topic: Beagledors
One of the most common search terms that brings people to this site is, surprisingly, “beagledors”, because of this post in 2008. And maybe this one. Oh and possibly this one. Anyway, obviously there are lots of people interested in Beagledors, so I thought I’d give them something today: the most recent pic I have ofContinue reading “Off-topic: Beagledors”
Links 24 August
It’s been a while, so there are quite a few articles that I’ve picked up on recently. Some might be signposted elsewhere, but better twice than not at all, eh? One of my secret passions is Rugby League – I’m off to the Challenge Cup Final on Saturday – so I was glad to seeContinue reading “Links 24 August”
Digital manners
I found the following tweet on my timeline this morning: @euonymblog can you twitt a bit less on ordinary things ? – we’re following you bc of the eu-part, txs I have to admit, I was (and remain) quite annoyed about it, and I’ve been trying to work out why. I think it comes downContinue reading “Digital manners”
News the new way
I got given an iPad for my birthday and it is every bit as wonderful as I thought it would be. I use it in ways I never expected – it is fabulous for recipes, which I would never have thought of: you can prop it up like a cookbook. One of my favourite appsContinue reading “News the new way”
Bloggez-vous?
Bloggingportal.eu have picked up and will support the idea of a multilingual day of blogging on 26 September, to mark the European Day of Languages. I met with someone today who got very excited about the event and will try to get someone pretty senior on board for it, which would be great. My languageContinue reading “Bloggez-vous?”
Links 9 August
I would love to do a proper post, but it’s been quite busy the last few days, probably due to the arrival of the new boss. so here are some links in the meantime. Sometime our justice system is not all it could be, or that we would like it to be, but Shirin Ebadi’sContinue reading “Links 9 August”
Links 3 August 2010
Interesting piece by JohnJoe McFadden on the GM milk issue. I was particularly interested to read As far as is known, no one has ever died or even got sick from eating GM food. Why are people so scared of GM ingredients, while cheerfully accepting far greater hazards? This issue of risk perception is oneContinue reading “Links 3 August 2010”