There has been some kick off this week due to some anti-Thatcherite’s clubbing together to ensure that the Wizard Of Oz’s ‘Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead’ charts in the Top 10, then this Sunday. Pro-Thatcherites are outraged by this … Continue reading
Today Gorgeous George Osbourne unveils his latest attempt to kickstart a flaccid economy with his latest round of slash and burn. From his new Twitter account @conservatives team he delivered the following message : “Today I’ll present a Budget that … Continue reading
Harrison Ford has signed on to appear in Star Wars VII reprising the role of everyone’s favourite space pirate; Han Solo. This now confirms the notion that the new Disney produced Star Wars films will follow post Return Of The … Continue reading
One for Monopoly fans. Fans have been voting all month on an online hasbro poll, to save their favourite Monopoly pieces from being scrapped. Also on the agenda was suggested replacement pieces. Top of the popularity stakes for a new … Continue reading
Master Jedi Yoda featured quite prominently in the news this week. The first being the death of the artist Stuart Freeborn, behind the original look of Jedi Master Yoda, aged 98. Alongside this was the confirmation that aswell as the … Continue reading
Sony have been fined £250,000 following an April 2011 hack on their PS network which compromised the security of customers data. The hack meant Sony had to bring down the whole network over the 2011 Easter holiday to prevent theft … Continue reading
The Dandy Comic, which features the popular characters Desperate Dan and Korky the Kat – undergoes its final [paper] print this week, ending a run of 75 years. The very first edition was published on 4 December 1937. With the … Continue reading
Sad news as good ole Teletext Ceefax service is finally switched off tonight, after 38 years. First broadcast in 1974, with its blocky graphics and simple interface, Teletext was one of those early morning preserves of the terminally insomniac and … Continue reading
More shocking revelations about the deceased Jimmy Saville this week. The question is, how the hell did he get away with it, for so long? Somewhere between a reluctance on victims to press charges, police to take them seriously and … Continue reading