In the dark and distant days of the beginning of digital mobile telephony, I remember Orange had introduced a new phone that included the ability
The school photo that could never be
This is, obviously, a joke cartoon. I spotted it posted by somebody on Facebork. I stole it and brought it here: Now, the thing is,
Rabid Rabbi rues reason and free thinking
Some retiring rabid rabbi is slagging off our society, as old people do, but not apologising for the pure evil that his religion and derivatives
We need more singing lifts
You’ve heard of ‘elevator muzak’, right? That’s the lounge-style stuff that’s already burbling away in a lift (the proper name for what Americans call ‘elevator’)
The climate evolution to cooler times
For reasons that are all too clear, the specialist work of correlating the Sun’s activity (or lack of it) to climate evolution on this planet
Plastic bags should be free, free, free!
England, it seems, is about to go the same way as other parts of the United Kingdom. In Wales and Northern Ireland, the Green bullies
The WordPress – tumblr – Blogger – WordPress route
I don’t really recall it, but the evidence seems to suggest that in 2007 I moved from wherever I was writing before, and started using
Changes, we fear changes!
Things have changed. The famous Christopher England dot com has had a re-boot. Please bear with me as I get it all pretty and functioning
Rising from the ashes?
This is pretty cool. It’s also weird to think how very long it has taken to build this. From 2004 through to 2013 is 9
The truth about how things began
In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the
Climate Evolution and the coming Ice Age
It is a shock to a significant number of people that our climate is evolving and it is doing so without much input from the
Memories of ‘9/11’
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American Ignorance as standard
I think it’s only when you take a step back and really take a look at Americans, well, the ones in the United States, not
Why idolise Elvis impersonators?
What exactly is the mental condition that fans suffer from that makes them idolise people who make a living out of impersonating somebody who is
How religion is eating us alive
We all know what a virus is. Some viruses are not too dangerous, but most of the viruses that invade our body make us unwell
Is it refreshing when a community makes a stand?
I recently penned a brilliant piece (here) about how a caller to the Pete Price radio phone-in had been incandescent with rage because Jamie Oliver
Ronan O’Rahilly
I recently wrote a tongue in cheek article about Radio Caroline. However this, in contrast, is a very sombre few words on a very related
Radio Caroline Extra Extra, read all about it
It is compulsory for me to mention Radio Caroline at least once every few months, so as I listen to Carmen Allgood‘s excellent Indie Music
Being a stranger in your own land
For many years I lived in North and East London. All my post teenage years, and up until about 5 years ago (when I got
Here’s to the fourth new identity
Once upon a time there was a cute little toddler called James. A little over twenty years ago, in 1993, he died. He was just
Sara Cox limbos out of Fearne Cotton’s way
Fearne Cotton returns to Radio 1‘s mid morning show this week, leaving Sara Cox with nowhere to go. Sara Cox exits Radio 1 and it’s
Wind farms should be as free as the wind
I live near the sea. When I look out from my house over the sea, to the left of my view I see a huge
Friends Reunited
Jan, Sue and Mary haven’t seen each other since secondary school. They rediscover each other via a reunion website and arrange to meet for lunch
Bollywood soaps are so bloomin’ addictive
You know what it’s like when you’ve got 500 TV channels but nothing to watch? Well, being too busy, I rarely watch TV. Seriously. I
Time to reject halal and kosher cruelty
Since I treat all life equally, regardless of whether or not it has a face, I am happy to eat meat just as much as
Scousers instantly hate Jamie Oliver
I listened to a caller on the Pete Price radio phone-in show as he could barely contain himself. He was seething. A lot of Pete
Don’t Be Beastly About AM Radio
(A guest article written by Peter Moore) This is for you, England; Don’t Be Beastly About AM radio. Well Christopher, AM radio was used in
Time to switch off all AM radio transmitters
I hear that another major German broadcaster is shutting down all its AM transmitters, and France is about to clear the AM broadcast band. Why
If homosexuality is wrong, why did god make dogs gay?
I spoke previously about how I was volunteered to help look after a turtle and two dogs (here). I am well known for not having
Cats is better than Dogs. Fact.
I’m a cat person. I don’t ‘get’ dogs. Surely if you ever wanted proof that there’s not such thing as intelligent design, you just point
God botherer not allowing sex with my girlfriend
We have our first Ask England. I introduced the concept of this feature here and have now received my first request for guidance and advice.
They are feeding your paranoia
Everybody is, to one degree or another, paranoid. Not only that, but it’s getting worse for nearly all of us. And one of the greatest
Watts really happening with climate change
I am a great fan of the blog Watts Up With That (here). It’s one of the world’s most popular science sites, and that includes
Incompetency based Competency testing
Imagine, if you will, that you can sing. You want to take this further and so you apply to the X Factor. The day of
On My Death dot com
I knew somebody in the 1980s, who I latterly followed on Facebork. He died. His last ever post on Facebork was just something fairly random,
Our story in 2 minutes
This is dramatic. It works really well with the music. I like it. It’s not 100% accurate, and the ending is all very on trend
Old Guard Radio
Is one of the problems with radio in this country, the simple fact that those in charge of it are too old to be in
Let England Decide
It was, I think, only a few days ago, that I received a communication from a good friend of mine, who, to avoid an international
Our groupthink caused by the sun
So, I’ve been pondering the full implications of the measurable affects on groupthink, groupaction, and groupeverything that the sun has been proven to have. Does
OMG! It’s August the 14th … all over again!
I’m an anorak’s wet dream, I am. Jeeez. Spare me. It’s August the 14th. Noooooooooo. Back in 1967 this was the day that all the
The Kids’ Guide to the Internet
There are many people moaning and complaining about the internet these days, especially when it comes to kids on the internet. But do they truly
Who was bullying Hannah?
Well, that’s an interesting twist. According to ask.fm, 98% of the posts that were ‘bullying’ Hannah Smith, who later committed suicide, came from the same
Pregnant girls with no means of financial support are child abusers
Why is there a massive sudden increase in the amount of babies being born in the UK? Is it to get a free house and
How to cull junk mail
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Scientific answers for any questions
“Is anybody doing a study and relating how we humans are behaving, our attitudes, and feelings of well-being to what’s happening on the sun?” I
The sun is flipping upside down
The sun is about to do a flip of its magnetic poles. Any moment now the north pole will become the south pole and the
Your final moment of death
I wonder if there is a final moment, a sort of reverse ‘big bang’ moment, during death, when you are able to reason, even for
Turning Christian minds bonkers
(A guest article written by Peter Moore) My niece who is just 21 years old grew up in New Zealand and at school she was
What divides humanity?
Take a good look at this map. You will see that countries are either red or blue. Take a moment and see if you can
God and Satan are no longer on my newsfeed
I have a fairly relaxed attitude to social media. Over the years in public fora many bullies have tried to attack me, always from their
The day I nearly made toast of a major superstore
People like toast. I like toast. Toast smells nice. Mid-mornings people want toast. So, we bought a toaster. Rather, I was sent out to buy
Do children operate Liverpool’s CityTalk?
London has the very impressive talking radio station LBC, owned by Global, and able to broadcast debate and discussion 24 hours a day, using quite
Children of God were literally children
Tales of early playground bullying? The Torah and the Bible recount a time when humans were far much more immature and, literally, younger. Very rarely
Why can’t they predict the weather?
The BBC bullied me into using their weather app. But it is always wrong. Ok, they didn’t actually bully me. They made it look oh
Jingles jangle Radio 2
Years ago, I was very very stupid. As a symptom of my stupidity I used to collect jingles. Radio identification jingles. Yes. I know. Whilst
Scousegulls
They are mistakenly called Seagulls, but they are just Gulls, and they are putting on a show of wonderment. If you want to spend an
Whatever happened to the ozone layer?
Whatever happened to the fear and wailing about the ‘Ozone Layer‘? In the 1970s and 1980s the ozone layer was being depleted and we, yes
More radio redundancies on the way
I’m not stuck in my ways. I’m not old. But I am very sad. Jack FM has announced that it is going to expand its
Andrew Neil is an excellent fact checker
The climate change ‘debate’ is sadly no longer a ‘debate’. There is climate science, spewing out a regular stream of valid theories via peer reviewed
Heavy Gravity
It’s not just me is it? Gravity changes, doesn’t it? And it does it when the weather changes, right? It’s been seasonably hot, right? And
Yes, a woman had a baby
One of the most fascinating things surrounding the birth of the baby Jesus Windsor (to Kate and Wills) was how conveniently for the whole of
OMG A woman has had a baby
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OMG A woman is going to have a baby
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Stop teaching our children those lies
Do our children stand a chance to grow up without feeling stressed and depressed? I think there’s a misguided perception that childhood is a cotton-wool
What if Simon Cowell was openly gay?
Of course, I’m not even slightly saying Simon Cowell is gay, after all he has recently been engaged to be married, is constantly seen with
The mobile phone is killing real life experiences
Why doesn’t anybody actually watch anything any more? I mean, once upon a time one sat at the cinema or theatre and allowed the director
Ever decreasing attention spans
It might be a good thing that modern generations are increasingly multi-tasking, but it does seem that they are also increasingly unable to concentrate on
What? The Met Office adjusts temperature records down … again?
Here’s the thing. If you want to measure how much cash is in your pocket, you count it. Right? If you count 48 pence, then
Stamp down on the letter of public ownership
(A guest article by Bemused from Bermondsey) At long, long last, the Royal Mail is going to be privatised. Somebody, somewhere has actually grown a
Don’t infect the brain with religion
For some poor children, religion is forced upon them. Pre-chosen by their parents, whose parents pre-chose it before them, and their parents parents before them.
My sofa trouble with a 27 year old girl
The other day I ended up sitting for a while with a petite 27 year old girl on her leather sofa. I was slowly feeling
The flies, the flies, the flies
They want me to believe odd things are happening. Gulp. Maybe they are. It’s true that birds have been singing all through the night where
Zombies surround my car
I sat in the car for a couple of hours with the radio blaring out. Rather than the superior DAB I’d normally be listening to,
I might live on The World
So, life changing decisions are tough. And where we live and what our home is like is so very important. I mean, I’m not one
Street fountain time
INSTALLING SUMMER… ███████████████████████████ 100% DONE Installation complete. Season recovered from July 2006 backup. It’s summer in Liverpool, and that means it’s water fountain time. The
Living amongst real racists in Liverpool
I’m only a slight racist. Everybody’s at the very least a slight racist, even though people will protest loudly with the phrase, “I’m not a
Test your English pronunciation
Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse. will keep you, Suzy,
John and Scott do it again
I have had a slight man crush on John Barrowman since he first appeared spectacularly on Doctor Who. His character, Captain Jack Harkness, just grew
The Illusion of Choice
Although American product biased, this ‘infographic’ holds true for most of the stuff in the UK as well. There’s really no ‘choice’ is there? ~
Why treat other criminals differently to paedophiles?
It is a general rule of societies in the ‘civilised’ world to despise and ostracise paedophiles. We want them castrated, branded, not living among us,
The T-Shirt of Trouble
I was reading (on Google+ naturally) the disturbing words of an ordinary Liverpudlian who was wearing a T-shirt. As far as I can make out
Shock, horror, the Daily Mail speaks the truth
Fascinating. Back in March, a long specialist article by David Rose was published by the Daily Mail. It was titled, “The Great Green Con no.
Unavoidable death by power cuts
Within a number of articles over the years I have made reference to the coming winters of power outages. We are not just talking the
How the Hangouts are taking over
Google+ has just celebrated its second birthday. Happy Birthday Google+. You know I love you, right? As a Google anorak, even in these times when
Time to rebel against the machine of Glasto
Imagine the horror if, back in 1970, when those 14 souls invested all they had into building the first ever Glastonbury (Pilton) Festival, lots of
The Web as intended
The truly wonderful christopherengland.com is hand crafted by me to provide daily articles for your extreme reading pleasure. Using words, most of which are found
When will they be tattooing us all?
One of the most frightening things happening in the UK is that more and more local authorities are collecting data on ethnic origin and sexual
Meat is oh so yummy
It may surprise my good regular readers to discover that I am vegan. Ok, I’m not vegan. Neither am I vegetarian. I am a healthy
Grass, man, grass
When I first landed on this planet, I befriended an actual human, and explained I was new here. He was great because he taught me
We must have more houses?
(A guest article written by Peter Moore) This has been the cry in the media for some time now. The subject revolves around how we
Why would any man want this selfish biatch?
You know those annoying jpgs that people insist in putting up on their ‘statuses’ on social meeja? The ones favoured by stupid teenage girls? The
Comments, now you see them, now you don’t
Google+ just keeps getting better and ‘sexier’. I find myself immersed within it when I’m looking for stimulation, new contacts, and information. It’s also damn
True love will survive anything
In September last year I wrote a piece about the 30 year old maths teacher Jeremy Forrest and the 15 year old schoolgirl that I
Radio Caroline’s promise of performance
(A guest article written by Peter Moore) (Responding to my award-winning commentary about Radio Caroline fans here.) Hold On Christopher, you are on a bit
Let’s stop smokers killing normal people
Not even these packets will stop the cigarette junkies There was a time when TV programmes had people smoking on them. Ok, so they still
Radio Caroline obssessives still haven’t faffed off
What is wrong with these people? Some while ago I delicately described the Radio Caroline obsessives – for ease of identification let’s call them ‘mad
The saddest Radio Caroline legacy = the anorak
One of the saddest legacies of the offshore pop pirates of 50 years ago is the radio enthusiast known as an ‘anorak’. Whilst the modern
Why does the Met Office always get the weather so wrong?
This week the Meteorological Office in the UK is having a meeting. The meeting is because the weather keeps refusing to behave as it is
Stop playing the damn oldies!
I was sitting in the Subway in Aintree retail park. Well, actually I’d popped in to use the loo, and felt I ought to buy
Radio 1 Chart Show? STFU!
My, oh my. Not since the era when the BBC Radio 1 Sunday Chart Show (4pm – 7pm) would suddenly grind to a halt and play
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