BABY,BABY

I, Halfabrain, have received confidential information concerning the names of the new Royal baby.  In order to keep the common touch, the new arrival is to be called Kevin Jason Wayne, and the eventual coronation of King Kevin will mark a new era in the British Constitution.  Also I am told that the sea will boil, pigs will fly and politicians will always tell the truth.

WHEN IS A COUP NOT A COUP?

US Secretary of State John Kerry has again refused to describe the ousting of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi as a military coup.  Morsi was awarded power in an election that was recognised as generally fair with a majority of 51% and was imprisoned for his trouble, and several of his followers murdered by the military.

According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica      a coup d’état, 
also called a coup, is the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group. The chief prerequisite for a coup is the control of all or part of the armed forces, the police, and other military elements. 
This would appear to be an exact match for the Egyptian situation.
 So why is the West not up in arms; because their preferred candidates did not win the original election, (cf Algeria). We apparently only believe in democracy when we win, and if a winning margin of 51% is marginal, where does that leave Cameron and Clegg and why do we have Police Commissioners

A TESTING TIME

Childrens’ performances  in English and maths, at the age of 11 will, in future, be compared on a national basis, said Nick Clegg.  The assessments  will be based on the results of yet another exam which is to be introduced, and will allow children to be classified as high, low or average performers.  More opportunities  for “teaching to the exam” and distorted league tables. It brings to mind the old country saying “You don’t fatten a pig by keep weighing it!”

THIS IS WI TU LO, YOUR CAPTAIN, SPEAKING.........

The airline Asiana is to sue the news channel KTSB for giving false, racially offensive names for the pilots involved in the San Francisco aircrash, as they felt that it would damage the company’s reputation. I think that you will find that bringing the flight in too slowly, missing the runway and knocking off the tail killing three passengers will probably have a far more deleterious effect                                                                  on Asiana’s good name.