Author Archives: bigdaddymerk

Sherlock – The case of the missing Deerstalker & the Pipe…

Posted on 26/7/2010 by bigdaddymerk

I’ve just finished watching BBC’s 3 part series, ‘Sherlock’ – a modern day telling of the classic Conan-Doyle adventure stories.  I will admit that I watched with some trepidation, I’d first heard about this programme a few weeks back and … Continue reading →

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Can’t we all just get along? No.

Posted on 11/5/2010 by bigdaddymerk

So I voted after all, but clearly as tonight’s events are showing, it didn’t quite go the way I’d have liked.  That aside, I wanted to write something about sharing and give & take. Throughout life, from our early childhood, … Continue reading →

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Electioneering…

Posted on 9/4/2010 by bigdaddymerk

What follows is a letter recived in the post from my MP today regarding the Digital Economy Bill. DIGITAL ECONOMY BILL As you are probably aware, the above Bill was passed in Parliament on Tuesday, 6th April. Despite protestations from … Continue reading →

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Happy Blogday

Posted on 9/4/2010 by bigdaddymerk

I started this blog 7 years ago today, the same day US forces took Baghdad. We’ve both neglected our respective duties since…

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Dissolution

Posted on 8/4/2010 by bigdaddymerk

I was too young to vote in 1997 (I was 16) but I remember the tremendous feeling of change in the air, young people who had voted for the first time had felt they had changed the world. A new … Continue reading →

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