Exeter – a clone city, we don’t think so!

Having popped into Exeter, earlier this week, we were amazed at the pace of the build of the new Princesshay city centre redevelopment.  Walking in the mightly shadow of three large cranes, it looks like the new project will be an exciting draw for new business, jobs and visitors to the city.  Let’s hope the

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Winter cafe culture

This morning we went to Exeter, and spent a few relaxing hours mouching around the quay. Coffee, ‘naughty but nice’ cake, sunday newspapers, winter sun, little eclectique shops, trendy galleries, wildlife (well, swans and ducks for the kiddies to feed) … and there’s more, its a great place to walk (woof woof, nods our cocker

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Who’s that girl, too (or at the chalk face)

Was in Exeter yesterday and saw this face on the street

Who’s that girl?

So we’re told (by everything) that’s she’s going to be celebrity.

But if she wasn’t a celebrity already, what was she doing in there?

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Sex and the Lib Dems

Aren’t they sweet. They all seem completely shocked that their sexual proclivities would be of any interest to anyone. They don’t even seem that interested themselves. How refreshing. But I remember a Labour Party that would do away with sleaze, instead we’ve developed a culture of ‘newspeak’ and double talk [see When I hear the

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Left out in the cold

Who says left wing politics is unattractive. There’s Gorgeous George in the Big Brother house (yes, I know I’m pandering to the masses and trying to get a few more hits by mentioning that most unsatisfactory of anaesthetised programming, but some people like it… I’m assured).

When I hear the word ‘choice’ I reach for my gun

It would be foolish to suggest practices should continue just because they have been in place for a long time. But then again, why should every change be excused by the offer to increase choice? Whenever ‘choice’ is bandied around I know I will probably be offered a lot more of something I don’t want.

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