Matthew Revell

Apparently, we may see an election some time between 25th October and the 8th November.

More at Wolverhampton Politics!

One of my favourite results of the “honesty in TV” knee-jerk has been the return of the phrase “Library pictures” superimposed over footage that wasn’t shot specifically for that report.

Just a quick note to say that the latest issue of Linux User and Developer magazine features an article by me on choosing a web host. The LU&D website hasn’t been updated for a while, by the looks of it, but I’m told the magazine is in newsagents now.

This Friday, I’m interviewing Wolverhampton South West’s MP Rob Marris for The Wolverhampton Politics Show on WCR FM.

If you have a question for Rob, post them in the comments here. Please give me your name and location, unless you wish to remain anonymous.

My mate Stuart often talks about the five best things about the UK. I don’t know if I’d put it in my top five but I love the Last Night of the Proms.

I enjoy it as tradition for tradition’s sake, for overtly celebrating Britishness, for its constancy throughout my life. Making it more representative of the UK as a whole has worked brilliantly and watching people celebrate their regions and regional emblems gives me a surge of pride.

It’s true, this country has some terrible things in its past but that shouldn’t be a reason to forget all the great things. I’m British now and I love my country now. No country’s past or present are perfect; real life is far too complicated for that.
I’m sure I’d love my country were I American, French or Indian. My patriotism is fairly simple: I love being British because it’s what I know and what I do best, not because I believe it elevates me above anyone else.

I wonder how many other people delete the responses to Downing Street petitions without reading them?

Once you’ve read one patronising, content-free “thanks for helping us maintain a veneer of giving a damn what you think but do you honestly think we’re gonna take any notice?” response, you’ve seen them all.