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… Will some arse take a trolley from Waitrose and just leave it in the middle of the pavement. Joy! Posted via email from Ewan’s posterous

What is a “non fault accident”? Is that where you drive into a tree, but it was the tree’s fault? Or since you can’t legally sue a tree, is that described as a “non fault” fault? Posted via email from Ewan’s posterous

It’s been a little while since I was last in London’s Square Mile business district. Nice to be back. I like the varied old, classical and ultra modern architecture — and of course, the fact almost ever corner is steeped in history (This street above is New Broad Street. Used to have an office in [...]

Well then, the all new Nokia N8 has been revealed this morning. We had a brief introduction from the product manager and then — tah dah — we were each handed our own N8 prototype to play with. The hardware is more or less decided but the software is still under development. Here are some [...]

Here’s a photo of Archie:

Archie MacLeod was born at 816am on Saturday 5th June at Queen Charlotte’s hospital, weighing a very respectable 7lbs 13. He and mum are both doing very well and got home last night!

I liked this piece by Dr Nick Foreman published in The Independent: “The day I hit a child at 20mph – and realised the speed limit must be cut“.

I was at UCL the other day. It was super to be back. I’ve not been there — properly — for a good little while. Walking down the Cloisters I came across good old Jeremy Bentham, the institution’s founder. That there *is* Bentham. Literally. He asked for his body to be stuffed and displayed after [...]

Being successful in Britain is a real challenge. A lot of people I speak to don’t quite believe how difficult it is. Jealousy is institutionalised across the population (with few exceptions). Anyone seeking to better themselves is very much encouraged not to do so. Not to stand up, not to be counted, not to take [...]

I made the mistake yesterday of going into Marlow Dry Cleaners, just off the High Street in Marlow. I had 25 shirts that I wanted washed and ironed. Since Hetty’s due date is just 23 days away, I didn’t want her to have to do it — and I’d prefer to pay an expert to [...]