Letter to the times

Dear Sir,

I listened with interest when Harriet Harman, Deputy leader of the Labour party, questioned Nick Clegg on his apparently U-turn on tuition fees at PMQs today.
Would this be the same Labour party that gained massive student support in 1997 by promising not to bring in tuition fees?
Mr Clegg is in a coalition in which two partys have had to go through both their manifestos and agree to put forward ideas that they would not have pursued if they had won the election out right.
Given the landslide that Labour had in '97 they had no such excuse when they brought in the very fees they are now complaining about.
Also, is this the same Ms Harman that demanded all-woman shortlist for safe seats, (unless her husband stood), that everyone should be free from discrimination and insults (unless they are ginger), and that everyone are innocent until proven guilty and given the chance to appeal, (unless they are Phil Woolas).

Partys going back on election promises? people being two-faced? I remember an old saying that had something to do with stones and greenhouses, can anyone help me with that?

I remain Sir, your obedient servant

Dean Temple

Witney
Oxon

From the mouth of babes,

Just been watching QI on BBC1 with the lovely Stephen Fry.
Three very cleaver people discussed the concept of "if a tree falls in forest and there is no-one to hear it, does it make a sound?"

The old points of what we define as sound i.e. a sound it the vibration in the ear and thus no ear, no sound and other such very cleaver points.

Then Jonny Vegas leaned forward and said "you's lot are bangin' on about sound waves an' stuff. By the same token, you see from light an' stuff, so if no-one see's it fall, is the bugger still stood up then?"

Gotta love the genius of a simple mind!

History in a way a bloke can understand

If World War One was a bar Fight...Germany, Austria and Italy are standing together in the middle of a pub when Serbia bumps into Austria and spills Austria's pint. Austria demands Serbia buy it a complete new suit because there are splashes on its trouser leg. Germany expresses its support for Austria's point of view. Britain recommends that everyone calm down a bit. Serbia points out that it can't afford a whole suit, but offers to pay for the cleaning of Austria's trousers. Russia and Serbia look at Austria. Austria asks Serbia who it's looking at. Russia suggests that Austria should leave its little brother alone. Austria inquires as to whose army will assist Russia in compelling it to do so. Germany appeals to Britain that France has been looking at it, and that this is sufficiently out of order that Britain should not intervene. Britain replies that France can look at who it wants to, that Britain is looking at Germany too, and what is Germany going to do about it? Germany tells Russia to stop looking at Austria, or Germany will render Russia incapable of such action. Britain and France ask Germany whether it's looking at Belgium. Turkey and Germany go off into a corner and whisper. When they come back, Turkey makes a show of not looking at anyone. Germany rolls up its sleeves, looks at France, and punches Belgium. France and Britain punch Germany. Austria punches Russia. Germany punches Britain and France with one hand and Russia with the other. Russia throws a punch at Germany, but misses and nearly falls over. Japan calls over from the other side of the room that it's on Britain's side, but stays there. Italy surprises everyone by punching Austria. Australia punches Turkey, and gets punched back. There are no hard feelings because Britain made Australia do it. France gets thrown through a plate glass window, but gets back up and carries on fighting. Russia gets thrown through another one, gets knocked out, suffers brain damage, and wakes up with a complete personality change. Italy throws a punch at Austria and misses, but Austria falls over anyway. Italy raises both fists in the air and runs round the room chanting. America waits till Germany is about to fall over from sustained punching from Britain and France, then walks over and smashes it with a barstool, then pretends it won the fight all by itself. By now all the chairs are broken and the big mirror over the bar is shattered. Britain, France and America agree that Germany threw the first punch, so the whole thing is Germany's fault . While Germany is still unconscious, they go through its pockets, steal its wallet, and buy drinks for all their friends.

from the http://www.tentimesone.com/ website.