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The Food Philosophy is better than ever! From FoodPhilosophy in The Food Philosophy blog (2 days old)

I haven't written a post in a while - well, quite a long time. But I haven't been sitting around twiddling my thumbs, I've been researching and working with those clients who seemed to struggle gettin… more

Confession From punch in Forty Summat (29 days old)

I might have mentioned in the past that I knit. I probably mentioned it in passing. Possibly out of shyness. Probably out of embarrassment. Anyway. The truth? At the moment I very rarely do anything o… more

C*uts From punch in Forty Summat (35 days old)

Cam the sham is apparently parading his serious side today and calling for honesty about cuts. Hmm, well that would be nice I suppose. Shame there's no chance of it actually happening. In some ways… more

time for a revolution? From punch in Forty Summat (48 days old)

I walked the dog through drifts of crunchy leaves, as conkers thudded to the ground around me and I thought, blimey, it's autumn. Already. I mean we've not really had a summer up here in the north and… more

Politics... and quite a bit of swearing From punch in Forty Summat (50 days old)

My little lad went off to university last week, the week before I had my hours at work almost halved, this means that after paying the mortgage, the bills, food shopping and beer money for the son (af… more

silence From punch in Forty Summat (51 days old)

What's that noise? It's the sound of the fridge humming away to itself in the kitchen. There is no music, no crashing guitar chords, the microwave isn't being used and there's no one snoring away the … more

Back again From punch in Forty Summat (54 days old)

It's been a while, but here I am back at the keyboard. Lots of stuff to be angry about - where to start? Gordon Brown is still at the helm of an increasingly fed-up looking Labour party while Da… more

Reasons to be happy From punch in Forty Summat (152 days old)

As I seem to have been consistently fuckingmiserable recently I thought something vaguely cheery would be 'nice'. So here are some random good things that make bad feelings recede into the middle … more

BNP and all that.. From punch in Forty Summat (154 days old)

Apparently the BNP's leader Griffin got pelted with eggs yesterday and had to be hustled to cover. Now generally I wouldn't encourage anyone to throw anything at anyone, but you can see how tempting i… more

Don't go... From punch in Forty Summat (158 days old)

If Gordon Brown has any sense he will ignore the nay sayers and stay on until he's obliged to go. First of all he's managed to engineer what could be the end of the recession and he should be in charg… more

All your own fault.... From punch in Forty Summat (159 days old)

Yesterday's local council election and the European vote are going pretty much as I had feared - sheep-like voters are giving Labour a good old walloping as per instructions from the mainly Tory press… more

I really, really mean it this time..... From punch in Forty Summat (161 days old)

There’s an election or two coming up and it now seems certain that UK’s voters are going to desert Labour and head for the righter shores of politics. In this largely liberal, tolerant and social welf… more

The Expenses 'Row' From punch in Forty Summat (182 days old)

The more the press pursue the issue of MP's expenses the angrier I get. At the MPs? No, at a media has finally exhausted my patience. Stephen Fry has gone on record to say that MP's being criticise… more

Panic!.....again From punch in Forty Summat (197 days old)

Just when you think it's safe to stop worrying (about the economy, global warming, the obesity epidemic, knife crime, binge drinking, SARS, avian flu....) along comes another reason to be glum/anxious… more

Fat and pills From punch in Forty Summat (203 days old)

Apparently you can now by an over the counter version of a fat blocking diet aid. Great. When this pill was first released for medical use it was hailed as a potential road to a world of slim people.… more

New Atheists From punch in Forty Summat (205 days old)

I noticed a couple of letters about so-called New Atheists in the Guardian - I was going on holiday at the time so I kinda stuck it on the back burner to be pissed about later. I think that some … more

The death of the diet industry? From FoodPhilosophy in The Food Philosophy blog (240 days old)

I've been reading about the death of newspapers and of the media as we know it. The women's magazines I used to work before I left to teach The Food Philosophy are all laying off staff in their hundre… more

Knitting and the internet From punch in Forty Summat (257 days old)

Knitting is an internet phenomenon - no really. Try this, type knitting socks into your google search bar - not now, later is fine - and you'll find yourself deluged by hits. Weird isn't it? Once upon… more

old and older From punch in Forty Summat (260 days old)

A few months ago I had a knee joint replacement (thank you for asking, much better). Yesterday I went through something much, much worse. I bought a swimsuit. I went to a few shops and tried on ma… more

Susie Orbach's new book From FoodPhilosophy in The Food Philosophy blog (277 days old)

I've just read a great article in The New Statesman. It's about Susie Orbach's new book 'Bodies'. Orbach and I don't agree on everything but she makes some very valid points. Here Laura Tennant writes… more

Educating Anne Diamond From FoodPhilosophy in The Food Philosophy blog (286 days old)

I was having a look at the latest 'news' from the National Obesity Forum (NOF) when I noticed that Anne Diamond has been appointed their patron. I believe that Anne doesn't know what she's doing and I… more

Scum From punch in Forty Summat (289 days old)

Journalists are scum. Luring the lords into sin. then saying how rum, as if they would never even begin. Or consider how they demonise women like Carr, Mathews and McCann whereas weekly dom… more

time for a revolution? From punch in Forty Summat (291 days old)

Low level ticked offness continues. I quite like Barack Obama myself - breath of fresh air and all of that. Good looking chap too with a cute family to boot. Christ, how can Gordon Brown compete wit… more

A whole bunch of stuff about.....sex From punch in Forty Summat (293 days old)

This week I have been mostly mentally composing a short article about the nomenclature for a ladies front bottom after some (foolish) German novelist described a character 'wiping her vagina' around a… more

Women less able to suppress hunger than men From FoodPhilosophy in The Food Philosophy blog (294 days old)

The Food Philosophy will show you how to lose weight, feel genuine choice and control around food and set yourself free from overeating for the rest of your life. www.foodphilosophy.co.uk This … more

F*cking snow From punch in Forty Summat (295 days old)

Well, so much for global warming! with three inches of (slowly melting) frozen precipitation outside, it's all to obvious that the world is facing 'climate change' - not the slightly more cuddly sound… more

The Economy- silver linings From punch in Forty Summat (299 days old)

The economy is going to hell - which is bad for lots of different reasons. Jobs lost and the misery and social collapse that causes, inevitable falls in public spending caused by tax revenue shortfall… more

gah! From punch in Forty Summat (302 days old)

I got a comment! Hurrah! In German..... about God.....boooooooo Now if there is one thing you know about me by now - it's that I have a low tolerance for things related to the worship of imaginar… more

A stick to beat yourself with... From punch in Forty Summat (302 days old)

I have had my crutch ripped out from under me! Okay, guilty of a bit of over-dramatising there. A bit? Okay, today the physio upgraded me from my single elbow crutch to a wooden stick. Cut to size wi… more

An exciting adventure From punch in Forty Summat (305 days old)

I went out of the house! That's right. Me. Out. Of the HOUSE! Ok, so it wasn't too thrilling, Borders and TKMaxx, but when the sofa has been your world for the last 6 weeks, this counts as MAJOR EXCIT… more