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January 2008
Putting your foot in it
The great man could not resist this one (though he accepts that journos are often numerically challenged and get their... ...more »
Some news should be buried
Al the talk of missing disks and sensitive information reminds Disconnector that it was not so long that our own... ...more »
Peer to peer...
What should we make of that patrician Tory peer Lord Jenkin of Roding, a former Conservative cabinet minister? He was... ...more »
Dumb ideas ain't smart
You just know issues are beginning to get well and truly cooked once the protagonists start to go over the... ...more »
Oi, look where you're flicking your ash...
Regular readers of this column will recall the titanic spat between RWE Npower and protesters over the company’s plans to... ...more »
Blue Power
What is the correct response to the news that Hollywood madame Heidi Fleiss has plans to open what would be... ...more »
In deep water about wind claims
Here is an intriguing court case north of the Border has been pitting oil giant Talisman Energy against a renewables... ...more »
Put that light out!
Disconnector was taken with the news that a town’s Olympic-style flame is to be replaced by a lightbulb because of... ...more »
Water is good for your teeth, apparently
Here’s a strange tale. Scottish Water has just announced that it is the first and only water company, not just... ...more »
Christmas reading
Incontrovertible proof that there are some saddos out there (number seven in an occasional series). The Energy Networks Association has... ...more »
Now you're asking...
This should surprise no one, but the great man is still gob-smacked by the sort of queries fielded by the... ...more »