A weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 2 of 2 My God! You would have thought that I’d committed a mortal sin. Lights flashed, horns sounded, fists waved. I had to check the back seat to make
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A weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 2 of 2 So why don’t we have enormous hog roasts across the country where thousands of poor people, asylum seekers and beggars can feast to their heart’s content? We
Respect for women
A weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 1 of 2 Why all the fuss about some woman sailing “around the world”? She’s not been around the world at all. The race was just down to Antarctica and
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Barry Beelzebub – The Devil’s AdvocateA weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 2 of 2 Not content with taxing smokers to the hilt even though they don’t live long enough to avail themselves of many services, the
Politically correct in Ambridge
A weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 1 of 2 I was wondering how long it would take the chattering classes to latch onto another example of outrageous political correctness from the BBC. The victim, once again,
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A weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 2 of 2 Lord Irvine, he of the expensive wallpaper and 90 denier tights, is in trouble again for inviting ambitious lawyers to a fund-raising dinner and leaning on them
Who's to blame for foot and mouth?
A weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 1 of 2 So who is to blame for the Foot and Mouth epidemic? Step forward, Tony Blah. Think about it. One of the major issues in the forthcoming election
Oh Mandy – I sent you away
A weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 1 of 2 Oh, Mandy. Well you came and you gave without taking, but I sent you away, oh Mandy. So the only British cabinet minister to have a song
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Barry Beelzebub – The Devil’s AdvocateA weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 2 of 2 “Describe, in less than 500 words, how you would excuse going missing from the job for six days after disconnecting an elderly
The new face of the Army
A weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 1 of 2 If you were trying to get more women to join the Army, who would you use in the publicity photos? A size 18 swamp donkey with cropped
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Barry Beelzebub – The Devil’s AdvocateA weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 2 of 2 I am outraged to hear that a woodwork teacher from Devon is being investigated after complaints of cruelty to pupils. His alleged
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Barry Beelzebub – The Devil’s AdvocateA weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 2 of 2 It appears that there may be health concerns about farmed salmon. Well, there would be, wouldn’t there? How can farming salmon be
Style versus substance
A weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 1 of 2 One of the blights of modern times is the belief that style matters more than substance. From Anthea Turner to Frank Skinner, from Oasis to Mr Blah,
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Barry Beelzebub – The Devil’s AdvocateA weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 2 of 2 The Post Office might be tickled to death with its new name, but behind the scenes its workers are as revolting as
Bunny-huggers' double standards
A weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 1 of 2 As you may have noticed, I don’t have a lot of time for the lentil-eating, sandal-wearing, Guardian-reading Lefties who infest the parts of Bristol where stripped pine
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Barry Beelzebub – The Devil’s AdvocateA weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 2 of 2 You simply cannot reason with these people. Some of them are just stark, raving mad, some of them go on demonstrations because…