Making A Meal Of It

What with
"All Day Breakfasts"
and
"Evening Meals
Served All Day"
No wonder
so many of us
are permanently
out to lunch.

Sound Of Silence

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Another Fine Mess, George....

What is it with George Bush and oil? Surely Iraq is enough of a mess, even for George's greedy backers? Oh no, they have to drip sump oil all over lunch. For those who have a lunch that is...

"Biofuels are prime cause of food crisis, says leaked report

"Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated.......

"The figure emphatically contradicts the US government's claims that plant-derived fuels contribute less than 3% to food-price rises.....

"President Bush has linked higher food prices to higher demand from India and China, but the leaked World Bank study disputes that: 'Rapid income growth in developing countries has not led to large increases in global grain consumption and was not a major factor responsible for the large price increases.'

"Since April, all petrol and diesel in Britain has had to include 2.5% from biofuels....."

Full article in today's Guardian:

here

Market Stalls

Where does that leave us?
The shine off 'New' Labour,
the worm in the rose,
the filthy rich whiff,
the sound bite spit in the Sun.

Fat cats
doze comfortably
under hedge funds.

And there's a long blue queue at the trough.

Coldplay

Coldplay at the BBC.
Great - I really enjoyed
listening and watching.
Great to see everyone enjoying themselves
- well, I take it the band were
- enjoying themselves that is
- I hope so.
Sometimes I wonder about
emotions without meaning,
bullet points without sense
- but, hey, nothing new in that.
And that silly nonsense of the interview
- give the guy some air
- give everyone some air
- some breeze for us all.