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Craig was one of life’s nice guys and my thoughts are also with Debs and Luke on ths day.
Absolutely cracking day.
Adrian McCarthy’s first words when he came into the parade ring were: "out quickly, settle her in second and win"
Fantastic result and general euphoria.
She may even run at Wolverhampton again next Thursday.
Two cover versions of Beatles songs. One’s great, the other’s awful – I’ll let you decide which:-
Here comes the sun – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel.<br>Lucy in the sky with diamonds – William Shatner.
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(Edited by Cruncher at 6:15 pm on Nov. 21, 2006)
I suspect that many politicians start off as (relatively) altruistic and well intentioned.<br>Once their party gets power, they as an MP, if they aspire to ministerial advancement, have to tow the party line & say "the right things" regardless of their – or their constituents – beliefs.<br>There is considerably more leeway in this for opposition MPs.<br>Power corrupts.<br>However, for MPs on slender majorities their minds become rather more focussed to realities if they see their superior(s) becoming deeply unpopular.
It is difficult to have any respect for politicians who repeatedly fail to answer interviewers’ questions or those who seemingly seek to make as "statements of fact" things that are obviously ludicrous to even the vaguely knowledgeable.<br>There are notable exceptions – for example: Dennis Skinner, Tony Benn and the late Robin Cook.
Voting themselves increased pensions (1/50th to 1/40th) at a time when private sector provisions are being decimated is an unpalatable example of abuse of power and "we’re all right and s*d everyone else".
As far as ministers are concerned I’m fairly convinced that, once a party has been in power for several years, many incumbents – new or existing – seek to "make their mark / leave their legacy" by changing things even if the existing processes are working OK without meddling: if it works, don’t fix it.<br>
Anyone interested in football will enjoy ‘Left Foot Forward’ by Garry Nelson (an ex-journeyman pro with a great writing style about his footie related experiences).
If you like historical fiction I’ld thoroughly recommend The Emperor Series by Conn Iggulden.
If you’ve got kids (aged 10+) get them ‘The wind singer’ by William Nicholson. It also has a sequel called ‘Slaves of the Mastery’. Cracking read.
Cracking idea HJ & I’ll be happy to contribute.
Would it be possible to sponsor a race in which his Taj could run?
