Would the spotify business model work with commercial tv, you can watch stuff for free but get the adverts, pay a fee and get it without the adverts, not quite sure how it could be implemented but it’s a though.

As the parent of a young child I will say that the price we pay for the license is more than worth it for the standard of children’s programs, these are entertaining yet very educational, they do not replace quality time with the parents but are a good supplement and allow us to discuss what has been seen.

Plus the lack of adverts is good in avoiding the comercialisation of our daughter too early and being better on our bank balance! When she does see adverts our daughter gets very irate and wants to know where her programs are.

No other channel that I’ve seen has come close to this standard.

And even though the F1 was a bit dull during the middle part of the race it is much better without the adverts. It’s the primary reason that American Football has so many different ways of stopping the clock or the teams are encourage to take a break between plays..time for a word from our sponsors!

I’ll be there on the other day

To be fair to Fry I would guess that he is the type of person who given a choice would always opt for historical accuracy, however as the article points out the word has different connotations and gravity in the states. I am sure that it was a decision he did not make lightly. Whilst I would much prefer it to be left as is and am loath to let Hollywood keep rewriting history would you all rather the film was not produced at all?

As long as everything else remains historically accurate I am tempted to let this one thing go.

Nice to see a quiet often overlooked airfield is still holding displays, but oh for the golden days of the fast jets.

Seems as good a place as any to post it so here’s the schedule for the Merryfield open day 1959, I can’t help but wonder what the ‘crazy flying’ involved!

Doesn’t matter whether you go to uni or not now, the job market for the young is pretty grim. And at least by going to uni they are firstly trying to do something to improve their situation instead of sponging off the system from the age of 16 and secondly do stand a better chance of getting a job even if the final career is not in the same area that the subject field.

Anyway what is wrong with ‘wasting a year’ before college/uni continuing education? I took a year out when I was studying to raise the cash to go to uni many years ago, likewise I have family members now who have taken a year out to firstly assess where they are in life, secondly what they want to do with their lives and thirdly get a job to help pay for their education.

There are two sides to any argument, whilst there was a core element of anarchists and trouble makers during the protests, only certain tabloids wanted to sensationalise and label the events as riots. However due to police methods a lot of people were driven to frustration and regardless of the severity of their actions (some just trying to peacefully protest but being in the wrong place at the wrong time) they all have records now.

Looking at the way the government is shafting all the public services, NHS, Police, Fire, Education, Child Services, what other realistic option did these young people have to get their voice heard?

I do concede that some went too far.

As for the cases you mention Lincoln, we were all young once but that does not excuse the actions in the hospital for mummy and daddy shouting too loudly to the detriment of the care of others who were far more in need of the attention such as yourself. And the guy in the car park…hard labour or national service would sort him out.