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Complaint: From Minor Moans to Principled Protests

Complaint: From Minor Moans to Principled Protests (0)

July 2, 2008 • Category: Featured, Lead Story, Life

Profile have just published a book called ‘Complaint’ by Julian Baggini.
It is claimed that this 224-page paperback is the first to be devoted to the subject and all I can say is: It’s about bloody time! Call yourself a publishing industry, making us wait 568 years for a book we obviously need?
Idiots.
Complaining is a [...]

Complaint: From Minor Moans to Principled Protests

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Complaint: From Minor Moans to Principled Protests (0)

Complaint: From Minor Moans to Principled Protests

Profile have just published a book called ‘Complaint’ by Julian Baggini.
It is claimed that this 224-page paperback is the first to be devoted to the subject and all I can say is: It’s about bloody time! Call yourself a publishing industry, making us wait 568 years for a book we obviously need?
Idiots.
Complaining is a [...]

Life»

Complaint: From Minor Moans to Principled Protests (0)

Complaint: From Minor Moans to Principled Protests

Profile have just published a book called ‘Complaint’ by Julian Baggini.
It is claimed that this 224-page paperback is the first to be devoted to the subject and all I can say is: It’s about bloody time! Call yourself a publishing industry, making us wait 568 years for a book we obviously need?
Idiots.
Complaining is a [...]

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Boris Johnson is Mayor of London. Yippee!/The End is Nigh* (*delete as applicable) (0)

Boris Johnson is Mayor of London. Yippee!/The End is Nigh* (*delete as applicable)

In hindsight, it seemed inevitable that Conservative Boris Johnson would defeat Labour’s Ken Livingstone and be elected Mayor of London.
Although the Member of Parliament for Henley-on-Thames was initially perceived by some as a joke candidate, in reality Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson had everything going for him. For a start, the media was rabidly [...]

Music»

Life As An Out-Of-The Loop Music Promoter (Part 1) (2)

Life As An Out-Of-The Loop Music Promoter (Part 1)

I’ve been a music promoter for most of my working life. It’s basically the same as being a theatrical impressario except, instead of plays, I organise rock ‘n’ roll shows. The wife likes to think of it as being something like a professional gambler, but that’s just her.
A music promoter hires a venue, finds [...]

Writing»

Write A Novel The Easy Way (0)

Write A Novel The Easy Way

Never mind the old cliché that says ‘there’s a novel inside everyone’. It might well be true, but the tricky part is getting it out and on to paper.
After 23 years trying, I think I’ve finally discovered the secrets of writing a novel the easy way.
I’ve served time as publisher, reviewer and writer and [...]

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