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October 2007
You're never too old
The great man notes that Eon UK, sponsor of the FA Cup, has launched a search for the oldest football... ...more »
The lesser known Old Firm clash
Readers might like to know that Rangers are leading Celtic. Tartan footie followers will know that although Rangers stuffed Celtic... ...more »
After all we've done for you...
The government is never slow to claim how serious the administration is about tackling climate change. Well, ministers certainly talk... ...more »
Climate activists getting hot and bothered
Environment minister Hilary Benn was out and about this week admiring John Lewis’s energy-efficient flagship store in central London before... ...more »
Careful now ...
Disconnector doesn't keep up with the blog at Utility Week's sister magazine, Farmers Weekly, too often. This dates back to... ...more »
Where do they get their energy?
Rugby fans in Sevenoaks were a tad hot and bothered last Saturday night. While the rest of the nation was... ...more »
Tap dancing on tap
The great man can reveal the identity of the brave soul who, dressed as a giant silver tap covered with... ...more »
Please, sir...
Closer to home, Disconnector has warmed to BERR’s new man in the Upper House, Lord Jones of Birmingham. Most readers... ...more »
Dressing down
Now here’s a headline the great man couldn’t resist. A newswire service reported the following last week: “Bjornoy defrocked as... ...more »
It'll all come out in the wash
High Street retailer Boots the Chemist has just been shafted by Wessex Water. Let Disconnector explain. Apparently Boots has launched... ...more »
Apples and pears, mate
Talking of Uswitch, as we were, the great man has learnt that the price comparison website was forced to withdraw... ...more »
Mirror, mirror on the wall
The following unsolicited email pings into Disconnector’s inbox. It’s from Uswitch. “UK consumers hit by more spam than ever before.”... ...more »
Some inconvenient half-truths
Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore told some porkies? The great man (Disconnector, not the former US presidential hopeful) was... ...more »
Who's counting?
Now here’s something of a poser. It appears that Ernst & Young has taken on three “senior finance and regulatory... ...more »
Happy family
Anyone with a dull minute to pass could do worse than have a giggle at ScottishPower's endearing cartoon family of... ...more »
Mind the gap
Electricity generators have been talking up the looming "energy gap" that could see the UK run short of generating capacity.... ...more »
Against nature
Even though water companies are always hoping to promote the sustainable use of water, Disconnector observes that many have scaled... ...more »
Frying tonight!
This is true (though scarcely credible). Police in Northamptonshire are looking for a thief (or thieves) who stole 250m of... ...more »
Careers built on shifting sands
Last weekend, there was a bit of a junket in Norway to celebrate the inauguration of StatoilHydro’s massive Ormen Lange... ...more »
Unfortunate timing
Disconnector likes to be tough but fair, so let’s blame this one on the dear departed Department of Trade and... ...more »
A woolly story
These are worrying times for the flocks of sheep which add a certain bucolic charm to Thames Water’s giant reservoirs... ...more »
It's better by train
The great man’s jaw dropped when he first read the following. It seems Direct Rail Services, a subsidiary of the... ...more »
Some of our bowsers are missing
Now here’s a thing. Earlier this summer Severn Trent revealed that some of the bowsers it deployed during its water... ...more »
Golf, anyone?
Mind you, the experience at that nuclear facility does not seem to have deterred the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)... ...more »
Nothing to see at the dome...
Those iconic cooling towers were not the only things crashing to the ground last week. The possibility that one of... ...more »