Archive | July 21st, 2010

As presented we question why the LVI should be involved at all

Posted on 21 July 2010

As presented, we question why the LVI should be involved at all. The BVA cannot agree to the scheme as presented and we are advising our members not to take part in it.”A BVA member said: ”The Government is turning veterinary surgeons into office boys.”A Ministry of Agriculture spokesman described the development as “not helpful”.As [...]

Long before the current craze for programmes about celebrities’ sitting-rooms my flat-mate a tyro televison presenter came up with

Posted on 21 July 2010

Long before the current craze for programmes about celebrities’ sitting-rooms, my flat-mate, a tyro televison presenter, came up with a series idea on “Other People’s Bathrooms”. The project got no further than a demo tape beginning, “Here we are by the hand-basin, which as usual has not been cleaned,” but it appealed to the nosey-parker [...]

It’s when different organisms or parts of organisms start off quite unlike each other but end up similar

Posted on 21 July 2010

It’s when different organisms, or parts of organisms, start off quite unlike each other, but end up similar. Ask previous owners to confirm mileage.How to stop the clockersBig fines Legal requirement for mileage disclosure Review of mileage pricing structure Education of buyers, look at condition, not mileage Get an independent engineer’s report.. But that’s the [...]

It hardly even counts as news: Courts overrule Howard – again

Posted on 21 July 2010

It hardly even counts as news: “Courts overrule Howard – again.” We have heard this story so many times before. Rarely a month passes without Michael Howard the Home Secretary being found by the judiciary to have abused his powers. In March the immigration board told him he couldn’t exile the Saudi dissident Al-Mass’ari to [...]

From the position of title-chasers and Uefa Cup conquerors of Bayern Munich in 1994 Norwich have slipped out of the Premiership and are

Posted on 21 July 2010

From the position of title-chasers and Uefa Cup conquerors of Bayern Munich in 1994, Norwich have slipped out of the Premiership and are now languishing near the bottom of the First Division.Mike Walker, the manager who led the Canaries into Europe, left for Everton amid claims that Chase was unwilling to reward him fully with [...]