In a massive survey carried out by the In Depth Investigation of Ordinary Thought the people of Britain have thrown down the gauntlet to the main political parties. They polled half a million potential voters. The findings are intriguing.
The main issues that concerned people were public services, crime and paedophiles. 90% said that more money […]

Unemployed royal Prince Charles gets rather irritable during his ‘time off’. Whilst on a skiing holiday in the Swiss alps he’s had a go at the media stalkers who follow him wherever he goes, like flies round the proverbial.
Charlie called them all ‘bloody people’ apparently. Not much of an insult that, when you think about […]

Blighty Blog has got a brand spanking new home. It is http://www.blightyblog.co.uk
So, all those thousands hundreds tens one or two people who currently link to the site take note. The original notaflag.com url will forward to the new domain for the foreseeable future though.
There could be one or two bugs as it propagates apparently. (Should […]

That crazy dysfunctional family the Windsors are the latest wannabes to be subjected to reality TV. Yes, the cameras have been allowed into Windsor Castle.
We’re not sure if this is meant as a kind of charm offensive in the face of growing public dislike or disinterest. If it is it doesn’t work. It just serves […]

You’ve stood the bill for an expensive meal at the best restaurant in town, shared a bottle or two of Cabernet Sauvignon, indulged in suggestive conversation across the candlelit table. Now you’re ready for a night of unrestrained passion. You make your move under a moonlit sky. She/he responds to your touch…
Then you get mowed […]

Those crazy protest pranksters Fathers For Justice have been at it again. To further the cause of divorced fathers, they have climbed onto the roof of St Paul’s Cathedral dressed as monks. Curious onlookers saw them unfurl a banner stating ‘In the Name of the Father’. Get it? They’re fathers, you see. In search of […]

It’s come to Blighty’s attention that the majority of our visitors, coming via blog traffic sites, are from over the pond in the US of A. We have reason to believe that many of these visitors aren’t perusing our pages with quite the intensity we would hope. (Or looking away from the seconds counting down […]

No, not Michael Howard, although it must be tempting. Just as he should be celebrating a new poll that puts the Tories only a point behind Labour, the deputy chairman has resigned after letting the cat out of the bag. Or should that be ‘cuts’ out of the bag? In a secretly taped conversation Howard […]

One of the biggest sporting weekends is almost upon us. Oh, and there’s that boat race too. Yet again Cambridge and Oxford Universities have made it to the final. Those public schools must put something extra in their school dinners. Oxford have the heaviest blue boat of all time. So, we don’t fancy their chances. […]

Arriving in Buxton can fill the visitor with a great sense of joy. It is served by some of the most treacherous roads in the UK and making it in corporeal form can be a relief. Buxton is surrounded by the Peak District. This is one of many areas of England built by ITV purposely […]