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They say a weeks a long time in politics, well it’s also a long time at work, but when you take a break and go away anywhere, it’s a bloody short time. It’s certainly a long time to have to wait for your luggage after using Heathrow’s new Terminal 5, fortunetly not me 'cos I went somewhere in Britain. It’s also a long time to count the votes or rig an election, but a short time to prepare your army to make sure you keep control of your power, Mugabe's time must surely be up, he can’t blatantly get away with that sort of shit with the whole world watching, then again the Chinese seem to be doing OK in regard to the Olympics, but Team Tibet are way ahead in the propaganda and protest stakes; were ordinary people across the world are putting our leaders to shame in voicing their disgust at the hypocrisy of it all. Talking of shame, poor old Max Mosley, exposed for the pervert he is with sordid tales of ’Nazi Bondage Sex With Hookers’, still you wouldn’t expect anything else from the son of 1930’s Black Shirt Fascist leader Oswald Mosley would ya. It must be in the genes. But what’s Gordon Brown’s excuse for the cock up with the logo designed for an International Socialist Summit that looked like a swastika, a Freudian slip? coincidently the winner of the Grand National on Saturday was called Comply Or Die ! I aint even gonna go into the reports of government figures on Immigration being inaccurate, or the continuing MP’s on the fiddle bollocks, but what about children spending too much time in their rooms posting pictures of themselves and chatting to people on myspace, facebook or bebo cos their parents are scared to let them play outside, ironically often due to the fear of ‘perverts’. The Minister for Play Ed Balls was swinging on a rope last week, unfortunately it was one in a kids playground where he’d gone to promote better play facilities and to encourage kids to play outside as well as a photo-op. Then there’s the Post Office closures that are killing off communities, the re-branding of Traffic Wardens to Civil Enforcement Officers. Still at least the people can eat their stereo’s and plasma screen TV’s, as the cost of non-essential items has fallen, but the cost of essential items like food keeps rising, either that or sit around them outside, cos their house has been re-possessed as they couldn’t keep up with the increased mortgage rates. The futures bright, the futures….!!!!….???? I don’t think I’m the only one who has concerns for not just the present, but also the future, but hey what about the past, well I watched the re-formed ONLY ONES on Later with Jools Holland last week. Maan! Pete Perrett looked rough, but then again he has survived a lot, still a great performance of surprise, surprise Another Girl Another Planet. Watching them reminded me that I’ve been meaning to post this live show of ’em at The Manchester Academy on 1/6/07 for ages now. Hopefully like a passenger having their luggage returned by British Airways it’s gonna have been worth the wait. The recording was percured from someone, possibly called Tommy over on the If Music Could Talk Clash forum, thanks mate. Anyway here it is for your enjoyment…..DISC ONE / DISC TWO