Short men are always getting into fights apparently. Overcompensating for their lack of stature, that kind of thing. One can only ponder at the atmosphere in the Jockey’s enclosure on race day, all those little blokes in silly outfits hyped up, practising their whipping techniques, some deciding in which furlong to chuck the race. So […]

The BBC signalled its commitment to the arts over the Bank Holiday by launching its new major series on the Impressionists. There was some confusion about this initially as the commissioning editor thought he had authorised a three part drama on 1970s TV star Mike Yarwood but, as they had spent half the budget on […]

The largest cruise ship in the world has arrived at Southamton Docks, casting the south of England into shade and confusing local birdlife. Keen sun-bathers, heartened by the recent thaw, are said to be fuming. Judy Punchers from Dorchester was on the beach at Lyme Regis when the eclipse occured. ‘It was just getting warm […]

As Blighty is away this week, and the blog is subject to a continual onslaught from poker site and penis extending spammers, comments will have to be approved until I get back. How will you all cope?!

Ahhh, those halcyon days of youth. Discovering girls, playing football on the rec with your mates drunk on Special Brew, getting a high-pitched wail in your lug-holes while old people stand by and laugh. Perhaps that didn’t happen in your day. But it is the reality for the current generation of teenagers if they hang […]

As the brand spanking new year has arrived bang on the heels of the previous one, Blighty turns his attention to the prickly issue of new year’s resolutions. It is customary at this time of year to resolve to stop doing something you shouldn’t, start doing something you should, or, if you’re a bit of […]

As 2005 draws to its hurricane-battered, rain soaked, and bomb-bruised conclusion Blighty would like to wish all its readers a happy new year, except Daily Mail readers and creationists. Blighty would like to wish the latter a lucid moment from whence they can denounce their idiotic ways and become decent people like the rest of […]

Another week, another boozy story from the land of the sloshed. This time scientists are getting in on the act. They’ve been downing beer by the test tube and coming up with some quite (un)startling results. Apparently, if you’re a short-sighted drunk in a pub lit by one 20 watt light bulb you’re not in […]

After the unprecedented success of Blighty’s summer forecast, back when you could go outside without the need for a torch, here is Blighty’s long-term winter forecast. Thanks to all those hundreds of readers who requested this feature.

The beginning of December will see some changeable weather, especially where a variety of meteorological conditions are experienced. […]

Blighty works from home… occasionally. That is, occasionally works, there’s no traipsing off to the office on cold dark mornings for Blighty. Oh no, those days are over so bugger off Transpennine Express! The computer is booted up at around 9.30 and, after Blighty Jnr has had her first change of the day and been […]