Another issue of the News of the World, another shameful lead story concerning someone in authority, some hookers and an orgy. No Nazi overtones involved or implied this time though.

The figure involved in this instance is Lord Laidlaw who is apparently a prominent Tory peer, although I must admit I’ve never heard of him in my life!

Now, because I’m not really interested in the private life of someone I know nothing about, I skipped past most of the story until I saw one thing which caught my eye.

Another day, another story on the news about young people being killed in a car accident.  In this one a driver tried to race through a level crossing warning so he wouldn’t have to stop.  The 17-year old driver didn’t make it through and his two 17-year old passengers died in the resulting collision with the train.  From the picture I find it hard to believe even the driver got out of that wreck alive.

Why does this keep happening?  Why does noone learn from other people’s previous mistakes?

Max Mosley’s first encounter with the News of The World in the courtroom has not brought the outcome he desired.

Mosley is battling the newspaper on two fronts - firstly he was wanting the removal of all video clips and stills from the video removed from the newspaper’s website and from future publications. He is also seeking “unlimited damages” in a breach of privacy claim, which will see this sordid affair drag on well into the summer.

I meant to post about this earlier, but the weekend seemed to pass by in a flash what with other things going on and I just didn’t seem to find the time.

British Airways have had some horrific press coverage lately with the opening of their Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport going less than swimmingly. Flights seem to be getting cancelled here, there and everywhere and bags are either being taken to the wrong places or not taken anywhere at all.

With power comes responsubility, which is not always a welcome thing.

The easiest job in the world is to be the person who has no power or responsibility, but takes pot shots at every decision made by the person who has.

With the gorvernment, this happens all the time.  Labour will come out with some new proposal or other and the Conservatives, Lib Dems and all the rest will say the exact opposite - which is fair enough as that’s their job, even though it’s a pretty pointless way to earn a living in my eyes.