Archive for May, 2008

28 May

The Mock Turtle Tea Shop – Brighton – E.Sussex – UK

Now then, if you want to remember how genteel the UK used to be before the last two centuries caught up and brought us mobile phones, rap music and Grand Theft Auto, this is the place you absolutely have to try out! Inside is a tightly packed series of tables beautifully laid out with cloth [...]

18 May

Giorgio’s – Romford – Essex – UK

OK, I have to fess up here – I love this place…. When I worked across the road at Universal Music at the bottom of South Street, it was always fun to pop over and have a decent bite to eat, especially when someone was visiting. Nowadays, we have our Management / Board meetings here [...]

18 May

JRool Bistro – Stroud – Gloucestershire – UK

On business recently, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon this friendly little place just off Stroud High Street. The welcome was warm, and so were the Sweet potato soup and Tiger Prawn and Hake stew…delicious! As it was a pleasant evening, I had the choice to sit in the open courtyard at the back, [...]

10 May

OGWO Saturday

The OGWO Team are having a sabbatical, and will be working to produce the next 10 topic commentaries….be back again soon…till then, stay “as mad as Hell, and don’t take it any more”!! OGWO

03 May

OGWO Saturday – No.10- “Learning the Lessons”

When through neglect, incompetence, stupidity or downright laziness an organisation manages to oversee the killing of a child who should have been protected; an innocent citizen is slaughtered by a homicidal maniac out on bail; when a million extra “unforecasted” migrants arrive like locusts and eat up all the public services budgets; when we find [...]